insisting
Example Sentences
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They were simply reading the plain and obvious meaning of constitutional texts and insisting that it applied to them and their kids.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
What we have seen in Minneapolis is ordinary people insisting on their own vision of what we are and what we do as a country, then enacting that vision.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
“I’m an independent journalist. I’m not a billionaire. I’m not even a millionaire,” she said, insisting that the excursion was paid for by “private donors” and “100% all-American money.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Starmer departed Downing Street earlier, insisting his short time in office had made Britain a better place.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
Now my English teacher was insisting that I explore the two worlds, that of the books I read and that of my writing, and examine them for common threads.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
