Synonym: demand, maintain, press, stress, urge. Similar words: consist, consist of, consist in, consistent, consistently, insight, in sight, subsist. Meaning: [ɪn'sɪst] 
v. 1. be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge 2. beg persistently and urgently 3. assert to be true.
v. 1. be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge 2. beg persistently and urgently 3. assert to be true. 
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31. They insist that I stay there for supper.
32. I always insist on wholemeal bread.
33. We insist on formal dress for dinner.
34. The verb "insist" is often construed with "on" or "upon".
35. She will insist on washing her hair just when I want to have a bath.
36. You should stand up for your rights and insist that he pays you.
37. Employers are entitled to insist that employees honour the terms of their agreement.
38. We insist on the highest standards of cleanliness in the hotel.
39. Very well,[www.Sentencedict.com] if you insist I'll meet him next week.
40. We're only going on vacation for a week, but John will insist on taking everything but the kitchen sink.
41. She's 85 now, but she will insist on doing all her own housework.
42. Police insist that Michael did not follow the correct procedure in applying for a visa.
43. They insist on sticking to the letter of the law.
44. The developers insist the 80m village will not leave a blot on the landscape.
45. Bank of England officials continued to insist that the pound would soon return to stability but disaster struck.
46. Alexander threatens to stand in your way if you insist on taking up the same profession as his.
47. The World Bank can use its clout with poorer countries to insist on reforms.
48. Our buyers insist on high standards of workmanship and materials.
49. The bank will insist on collateral for a loan of that size.
50. The defendants decide to admit their guilt, but insist that there are extenuating circumstances.
51. The police insist that they are not letting up on their campaign against drugs.
52. At our bank we insist on high standards of customer service .
53. The analysts applaud the cuts in marginal businesses, but insist the company must make deeper sacrifices.
54. We all insist that we not rest until we finish the work.
55. Any police officer can insist on seeing a driver's license.
56. The two rivals for party leadership insist that there is no animosity between them.
57. He began to insist upon a bullet-proof limousine, just for peace of mind.
58. If you will insist on eating three helpings of dessert, I'm afraid you'll have to suffer the consequences!
59. The differences between the two parties won't be healed as they insist on their own terms.
60. A pedant will always insist that you ask for 'fewer' items rather than 'less'.
More similar words: consist, consist of, consist in, consistent, consistently, insight, in sight, subsist, resist, assist, persist, insinuate, assist in, assistant, resistance, assistance, as is, crisis, emphasis, analysis, diagnosis, paralysis, hypothesis, density, pension, tension, mansion, transit, insect, in step.