- present participle of insist.
insisting
Example Sentences
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Writing on Instagram, she assured fans the injury wasn't serious, insisting she was "on the mend" and would complete her final shows "even if I am a few inches shorter than usual".
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Student activists from the Sunrise Movement stormed the Washington lobbying offices of OpenAI last month, insisting that AI threatened their job prospects and access to clean drinking water.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
I think that if you are still insisting that every A.I. business will go up on smoke, it’s time for an update.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
Merz sought to assuage his critics this week, insisting that "long-term lessons" would be drawn from the difficult summer.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
“There is absolutely no point in discussing this,” Handsome was insisting impatiently.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
