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Definition of Insisted
1. insist [v] - See also: insist
Lexicographical Neighbors of Insisted
Literary usage of Insisted
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"A great advance was therefore made when specification, hr ( insisted on the ...
Then, next, specifications insisted that all holes should be enlarged by ..."
2. The woman in white by Wilkie Collins (1871)
"They had passed the hill above the churchyard, when Lady Glyde insisted on turning
back to look her last at her mother's grave. Miss Halcombe tried to shake ..."
3. The Vicar of Wakefield: Der Landprediger Von Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith (1857)
"However, my wife always insisted that as they were the same flesh and blood, they
should sit with us at the same table: so that, if we had not very rich, ..."
4. The Spectator by Joseph Addison, Richard Steele (1830)
"much insisted upon, I shall but just mention them, since they have been handled
by many great and eminent writers. Robin whipt away and returned with, ..."