Thesaurus / insist upon

insist upon

How to use insist upon in a sentence

It is thinner than that of chronic bronchitis, and upon standing separates into three layers of pus, mucus, and frothy serum.

Other things being equal, the volume of voice used measures the value that the mind puts upon the thought.

EXPRESSIVE VOICE CULTUREJESSIE ELDRIDGE SOUTHWICK

He was too drowsy to hold the thought more than a moment in his mind, much less to reflect upon it.

THE WAVEALGERNON BLACKWOOD

In the year of misery, of agony and suffering in general he had endured, he had settled upon one theory.

He turned his eyes upon her; but no sympathy was in their beams; no belief in the semblance of her tears.

His 6,000 native auxiliaries (as it proved later on) could not be relied upon in a civil war.

All our intelligent students will insist upon learning what they can of these discussions and forming opinions for themselves.

This city stands upon almost two equal parts on each side the river that passes through.

But what a magnificent plain is this we are entering upon: it is of immense extent.

Let them open their minds to us, let them put upon permanent record the significance of all their intrigues and manœuvres.

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985