insist on/upon
idiom
1
: to say or show that one believes that something is necessary or very important
My source insisted on anonymity.
She insists on doing everything her own way.
2
informal
: to continue doing (something that other people think is annoying or unimportant)
The people sitting next to us insisted on talking during the entire movie.
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Spanish employment law means that — in theory — every footballer in La Liga could insist on breaking their contract to join another club.
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James McNicholas, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Some Justices insist on total secrecy from their clerks, including about even the fact of their having worked on particular cases.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 15 May 2025
And Flynn and Murphy should stay the course and insist on a resolution.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 9 May 2025
But for political principals to insist on editing procedures or outcomes is certainly inconsistent with the First Amendment’s dictum regarding the press and maintaining the media’s freedom from government interference.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2025
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James McNicholas, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Some Justices insist on total secrecy from their clerks, including about even the fact of their having worked on particular cases.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 15 May 2025
And Flynn and Murphy should stay the course and insist on a resolution.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 9 May 2025
But for political principals to insist on editing procedures or outcomes is certainly inconsistent with the First Amendment’s dictum regarding the press and maintaining the media’s freedom from government interference.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for insist on/upon
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“Insist on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insist%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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