Holmes insisted that when he had last seen the Pitezel children, they were alive and traveling with a woman named Minnie Williams, en route to the place where their father was hiding out. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Throughout the fair, he said, “we insisted on sending our own guests whose opinions we specially valued into the Grand Court first.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Dad had insisted on bringing these papers for this purpose. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He insisted he wouldn’t be long-dawn was approaching and after that it would be impossible to move her. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The fact that she insisted on using her own lecture notes with added quotations from Chairman Mao instead of the mimeographed handouts made us respect her even more. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

For someone who insisted for the past five years that she was never having children, she seems ridiculously eager to be having children. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

His father had insisted that he pay her too. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In 1651 Pascal reacted with horror to the suggestion that he had tried to pass Torricelli’s experiment off as his own: everyone understood, he insisted, that this would be the scholarly equivalent of theft. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He bent over to scratch his leg, insisting, “I can go out any time I want.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Omer reached out and insisted on carrying almost all her bags to their car. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then she turned her eyes down the counter and saw Colonel Meecham stirring the grits that Hobie had insisted on heaping on his plate. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The anonymous author of 1604 had been quite right to insist that the theory of perspective would provide the key to interpreting the image of the moon. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I never really learned much Dari from my mother, but she does insist that I greet her as all Afghans do, so I say salaam, which means peace. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“And now, Harry, I must insist that we press on. I have more important things to discuss with you this evening.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

They insisted that I spend the night there. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Neither of them, I think, understood what all this was about, why I’d insisted that we search out this spot. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were supposed to keep an eye on me, but I insisted I had a headache and wanted to stay behind to rest. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone is always insisting they have things here, but they do not have Orich, or my father. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I insist upon this. I will take a satyr if I must, but not a male hero.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

At first she had refused to understand this and had insisted that duty was less important than love and she hoped Kabuo felt the same way. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

First and foremost, Dr. King insisted that his listeners protest the unfair separateness with love and nonviolence. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Ttao of Lee’s aides rode up, insisted that the Union gunners could see them much too clearly. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He insisted that he was going to ride his one remaining mount. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I was serious about trying to climb the mountain, he insisted, Outside would figure out a way to make it happen. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to quit, but Abraham insisted we could not stop. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Mother insisted that marriage was the worst thing that could happen to an intelligent woman. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tony Johnson insisted that Nancy Jaax go in first, to get changed. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t argue, she didn’t insist that she was telling the truth. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“If you insist on eating bland, unhealthy food instead of home-cooked yummy meals, then sure.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless my father insisted that I understand the difference, and he led me to a map of the world taped to the wall over his desk. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Newt and Alby, who finally felt well enough to walk around again, his head heavily bandaged, insisted on a plan for everyone to rotate where they slept each night. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

But when my parents found out there was a small white chicken back by the old henhouse, they insisted on calling the lady who’d come looking for her chickens, to see if it was hers. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

However, when his men accidentally knocked over an old bent man carrying buckets of water, the king insisted on stopping. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Having acceded to her husband’s indulgent discipline throughout Ernest’s childhood and adolescence, Gunda now put her foot down, insisting that he attend St. Olaf College, a cloistered Lutheran institution in frigid Northfield, Minnesota. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“For instance,” she hoarsely whispered, “take the way they have one another here. Mad, I tell you, absolutely mad. Everybody belongs to every one else—don’t they? don’t they?” she insisted, tugging at Lenina’s sleeve. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I certainly wouldn’t want to put you out ” “No, no. No bother at all. I insist, in fact.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

So Peeta begins pointing it out to me, insisting I acknowledge its progress and sometimes, for just a moment I feel a flicker of hope before the agony of the night engulfs me again. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“This gentleman insists that he is here for your meeting.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

One of the clients from that group has nothing but contempt for Boukreev, insisting that when it mattered most, the guide “cut and ran.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I must insist that you do not fall in love with that baby.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

There was no Mia Warren in the records, the woman on the phone insisted. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Stanchion had insisted that I leave it there last night, lest I break it on my long, inebriated walk home. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Aristotle and later philosophers would insist that there could not be an infinite number of nested spheres. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

For this reason it irritated him when Twinkle insisted on wearing high heels, as she had done the other night when they ate dinner in Manhattan. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“El Patron insisted on us being present,” Celia said as they hurried through the halls. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew from his silence that I should not insist on it. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“On a very simple level, one of the things we insist upon at my airline is that the first officer and the captain call each other by their first names,” Ratwatte said. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Sarah insisted that haddock or catfish would not do, so we marched on. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the trial, she insisted on wearing a bright red satin dress even though Gerald and Angel told her to wear something a little more business-looking. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In fact, I insist. If we don’t support our artists, how can they create great work?” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When he did return to housekeeping, it was not with the precision he had always insisted upon. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted him to get mad—to argue, to insist I was wrong—but instead he sat poker faced, drumming the arm of his chair with his pen. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

But he insisted that I pray to God with him, to help make the prayers stronger. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Malia comes with us, but she insists on wearing her pajamas since it’s right before her bedtime. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Sir Mador decided to save himself the expense of a champion by fighting his own case, and he insisted that Guenever must brief a champion for her defence. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once, Joseph had mentioned he had an uncle in London he’d never met, and Blink insisted he get the address, just in case they were ever to really run away. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

"In fact, he’s on his way to getting out in three years instead of four. He insisted on taking two additional courses during the first summer session." It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Mami dressed nicely for the welfare office and insisted that I do too. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

These tough ratings sat up in bed darning their socks, and insisted on hand-washing their own smalls, which they dried on washing lines improvised from string, suspended along the radiators. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

And somehow it had come, from this source or that; some openly, some smuggled in by the visitors he insisted he was entitled to have. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s just, I thought you’d probably try to push back, and then I’d insist, and we’d go back and forth, and I know we don’t have a lot of time. So.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

"No, fool. Needles wouldn't do that," Doris insisted. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Wolverine is wild. Invincible. Victory is in his bones, literally,” Styx insisted. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was wealthy enough, they insisted; besides, nobody among our umunna had ever taken a title. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Rather than insisting that there was no such thing as magic, they began to merely suggest that perhaps magic was not as prevalent as it once was. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father and mother both insisted on dropping me off. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Oppenheimer insisted people take Sundays off to rest and recharge. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d say, “But your grandfather insisted. To this day I cannot understand why, but he insisted, insisted .. I’d say, “Yes, Momma.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“The British act on their promises,” insisted the bald man. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once Duck had caught a glimpse of a hull that he insisted belonged to Urho the Unwashed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He insisted upon wheeling her up the ramp across the wide porch. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, but it’s not mine. Momma and Daddy moved here a few years ago and insisted on getting a house large enough for all their great-grandkids to visit at the same time.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I had no love interest whatsoever, yet my mom insisted. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Grandma insisted that we turn off all noise—the radio, the phonograph—so we could hear anyone coming to our front door. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Kermit had insisted, and, truth be told, Roosevelt was happy to have his son with him. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

He insisted it might, and I started to weep. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Even Oppenheimer’s personal driver and bodyguard—the one Groves insisted he have—was actually an undercover agent. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

At least, Onofre always insisted he used his nonexistent right hand to tip the hat, and it certainly looked that way, because his left and visible arm never swung up from his other side. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He moved her hand away, but she kept insisting. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

He offered to share his supper, but there was hardly enough for one person, so we all politely refused, insisting that he go ahead—at least, Caroline and Call were insisting. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Would he just be a big jerk if he insisted Ashish go back home? When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The investigator insisted that the devil had been in control of the government when it negotiated the oil-rights agreement with the tribe. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

With his father’s grudging approval, Mohammed crewed on local fishing boats in the afternoons and evenings, and even at fourteen, after a full day of fishing miles from land, Mohammed insisted on swimming to shore. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Before I could respond to my brother, we were interrupted by a volunteer who insisted I had to leave the fencing floor. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“I have it, Mr. Pignati,” John insisted, giving a dollar bill to the man in the ticket booth. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Sissy begged her to call the boy after Johnny but Katie insisted that the boy had a right to a name all his own. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She insisted that if he wanted to insure that Vivian would never be in a position to hurt another baby, he had to tell her what happened the day of the 911 call. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trying to focus the conversation on rituals, my nemesis, I said, after a thoughtful pause, “Is that why Papa insists that we do rituals?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle Edward arrived from Carters to take my mother to Clarksdale for the operation; at the last moment I insisted upon being taken with them. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

You realize now why I insisted that they stay overnight. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And you are not coming back here,” she insisted. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

For the new Writers, building on their ground, thinking them true, add to them, and invent, and draw other Experiments from them, that are falser then the Principles they insisted on. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

At the same time she placed a high premium on personal privacy, respected it in others and insisted upon it for herself. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Guests at this hotel often insisted on carrying luggage to avoid tipping him. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

I froze, trying to remember if anyone had prepped me for this scenario, whether it was more polite to go along with it or to insist that Barack take his proper seat by her side. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“But let me tell you my plan—” “If you insist on telling me, I must ask you to leave.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

If one forbade her to sleep beyond dawn, another insisted she remain in bed till noon. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“You must choose an ordeal!” the pater insisted. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But she dogged him all the way to the parking lot and insisted he give her a ride home. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

When he was not himself, I should have insisted they get the doctor right away. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Why did Maria insist on painting her insects with the plants they favored? The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“After you. I insist. Cook made them specially for you.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Still, he had told his mother not to worry and if he insisted on not using the radio, absolutely not using it... The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

He had even insisted on hanging a few items of her clothing in the closet, putting a tube of her lipstick in the medicine cabinet. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Fritz insisted they go home for a while, and he would watch the fire at the sugar camp. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Why must his mother insist on his attending court? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

They arrived at Colonel Cathcart’s group too late to attend the preliminary briefing and hear Major Danby insist, “But it is there, I tell you. It’s there, it’s there.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“The only way I’ll run it is if you insist,” he said. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lumpy insisted that he could walk no farther, and he refused to discuss it any further. faze/phase. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He insists on undressing in the main salon. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

She insists on staying online while we cook. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“Miscarriage. But she insisted on coming by to see your wounded.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

When I failed he was always severe, insisting I try over and over again. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“You have to, Parky,” he insisted, his voice low, rumbling. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the pain worsened, and he mentioned it to some of the players, they insisted he see a physician. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps Elizebeth thought that if she insisted on joint credit, she would muddy the waters. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Carroll insisted he couldn’t be sure, but Farmer said that everyone in the region had a very clear idea who the killer was. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Mom finally put her foot down and insisted it was okay for me to quit, scuttling Stephen Kellner’s dreams of me playing professional soccer before they even made it out of dry dock. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The junior high I'd opted to go to didn't feed into Lynbrook, but my parents insisted that I attend the same high school as my sister. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Please come down,” he insisted, holding the ladder and looking up at her. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few days later, we wrote a piece about truckers in general who insisted they needed to text while driving to stay in touch with dispatch. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

But they likewise insist that bilingual instruction will give students a sense of their identity apart from the public. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

So she spends $9 a pop for pills to control the migraines she wouldn’t have, she insists, if her estrogen supplements were covered. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Todd would later insist that he had been a spy, a plant—meant to glean information from the Syrians in the cage. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He called me from Colorado, as upset as I’d ever heard him, to insist that he wasn’t about to concede victory to Hall. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

For the most part, White and others insisted, Chicago had remained civilized and orderly. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s nothing,” Naomi insisted when Wash asked what was bothering her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Days later, when she insisted on searching the mortuary, he told her the same thing, that Kainene had to be safely on the other side. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Don’t double the I. When the rain began, Pongo insisted that the Drones’ outing be canceled. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She insisted that once you knew your way around, things at the camp weren’t too bad. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

When I try to mumble apologies and step away, she insists I keep going. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

At first I knock it back, but she insists. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I don’t tell him that it was the parrot who insisted I get myself a cocktail. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

When Shin caught rats in the factory, Park insisted on patience. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Instead, its top officials insisted in 1958 that William turn over any such documents in his possession—even the ones that he himself had written. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

My father, who spoke only a few canned Chinese expressions, insisted my mother learn English. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She insisted on giving me something else—a raincoat. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Supposedly Thomas had wanted to color, but I’d insisted that we launch my new rocket instead. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Merely a fortunate coincidence. Chandresh insisted on putting the entire staff in green. And I did not anticipate the ingenuity of your attire.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Talking up each other's strengths, insisting the other take credit for their abilities. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The furnace man insisted he could do nothing without actually examining the kiln. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“I won’t,” she insists thickly, looking neither at the baby nor at him. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Baba told me to stay up a little later when I said good night, insisting that I shouldn’t go to sleep too early or my jet lag would be worse. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Somebody said, “I’m Charles C. Diggs, elected congressman from the state of Michigan, and I insist on being given a seat in the courtroom.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Robb had wanted fifty; Catelyn had insisted that ten would be enough, that he would need every sword for the fight. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

And if you didn't insist on meddling in large affairs that affect the globe, you would actually be charming. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mayor Gayle and several city commissioners insisted the segregation laws were needed to maintain order in the city. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

"No, listen," Zero insisted, then he closed his eyes as his face twisted with pain. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“This is not to be borne. Miss Bennet, I insist on being satisfied. Has he, has my nephew, made you an offer of marriage?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

And Grandma had insisted that she take me with her. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rather than insist I eat my own apple, she started sending me to school with two apples. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Now my English teacher was insisting that I explore the two worlds, that of the books I read and that of my writing, and examine them for common threads. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

She insisted that El Li'der hasn’t been himself since his mistress died in January. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We just have to do something for your birthday,” Lucinda insists. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Finally, Bobby wrote another letter to the U.S. embassy in Tokyo insisting that they send someone, and in case they didn’t comply, he appended his renunciation. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Caesar was keen to discover its secret but, as the story goes, his soldiers insisted that he abandon this quest even before they reached the first waterfall. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

At the same time, the German dictator built up a huge military and started hacking out what he called a “Greater Germany,” a massive European empire that Hitler insisted rightfully belonged to Germans. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I keep trying to ditch her in places, but she inexplicably reappears at my side, insisting that as my escort she’s responsible for my staying on schedule. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Do you insist that nothing further can be done, Dr. Calvin?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

My father is homeschooling me, and he insists we follow the curriculum. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

But, perhaps worst of all, he insisted that Dasch and Burger "were not living up to the orders" given to them in Germany. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Like it or not, even those who insisted that Bruno was wrong when he described an infinite universe were forced to imagine what it would be like if he were right. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Still, it rattled her to have someone else insist The Gold-Bug was his or hers. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Dicey insisted on paying for all their rides and games, as if they were real customers. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

On their way back across the Channel, Bernard insisted on stopping his propeller and hovering on his helicopter screws within a hundred feet of the waves. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Helen said she was sixty-eight years old, old enough to be my mother, but Mrs. Croft insisted that Helen and I speak to each other downstairs, in the parlor. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“But the American embassy gave her a visa. She didn’t do anything wrong,” I insist. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He finally insisted; but when the ambulance arrived, she resisted leaving. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Honestly, you don’t understand how this works. People don’t insist on driving random people around for no reason.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Common lore insisted that such people were special. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Why had she insisted that he stay inside? A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The doctors prevailed on that point and also insisted that he take a regimen of antibiotics. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Many staff thought it was time to call in hospice care for the man, but Farmer insisted cheerily, “He’s going to walk out of here.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

When he stirred again, his head felt like to burst and the ship was spinning round in dizzy circles, though the captain was insisting that they’d come to port. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He insisted I stay at his house, and I was relieved, for 1 foresaw all sorts of difficulties staying in a hotel while I turned into a Negro. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or perhaps time, as it will, lent the occasion a gravity that it did not possess, and everything was as Lander insisted: They were deluded. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Halfway down the path toward the river, Burr stopped and insisted on going back. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

She offers to pay her share when the bill comes, as she’d done in the bar, but this time he insists on treating. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dad insists the subway is still the best way to get us where we need to go. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The early years had been times of battle, in which those who insisted on living by the sword had been made to die by it. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Indeed for the rest of her life Riefenstahl would continue to insist that the film was merely an artistic sports documentary. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Mom insisted that we chant Hail Marys while we worked. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The United States insisted that North Vietnam stop supporting the war in the South. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“We can just put it all together in the pot,” Matty insisted. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Stay-Tite,” she insisted, shaking her head regretfully, as if my tower were a crippled racehorse and she the bearer of the pearl-handled pistol. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Uncle doesn’t know ten words, and insists on talking English very loud, as if it would make people understand him. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

But another part of him insisted, They are dead, every * man of them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In those days Greek immigrants were beginning to use funeral parlors, but Sourmelina insisted that the viewing be held at home. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

We upholds the family’s honor, and we never speaks ill of them — though Professor Dumbledore told Dobby he does not insist upon this. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

It declares that we are trapped in a world not of our making, while insisting that the obstacles to our remaking the world are indeed all of our own making. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, he insisted upon driving, so the surprise could be a surprise. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Just look at his loot. Who knows how many other innocent people he’s hoodwinked into buying that snake oil. I insist that he be put under arrest.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The Nazi leaders insisted that they were only doing their duty and following orders, but the judges disagreed. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

But root and urge I do insist and claim, for had I not heired too from all the unsistered Eves since the Snake? Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am always amazed by people who know something is wrong but still insist on ignoring it, as if that will somehow make it go away. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” insisted Nixon, “go on up, Manolo, and give a speech!” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Minerva insists, though, that I give law a chance. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The government insisted Sharpeville was the result of a Communist conspiracy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Myers insisted that there were other people besides him and Kelly involved in the Pittman murder, including a corrupt local sheriff. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Maybe the others would have accepted their meals, but Di, who is deep into her third Michelob, insists that everything else go back while they work on their starters. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

At these meetings Prendergast insisted on taking part in every conversation and once had to be carried from the room. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“The French are no more capable of a republican government,” he insisted, than a snowball can exist a whole week in the streets of Philadelphia under a burning sun.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I can’t excuse it, regrettably, but I insist on trying to explain it. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

The slaves insisted they were not property; like the Jews in Egypt, they were God’s children, who were owed their basic human rights. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Then he told me how she had gone to the proctor to have him moved out and how the proctor had revealed enough low stubbornness to insist on consulting Shreve first. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d insisted to myself and to my parents that all the boys there were rich. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

The owners insisted that during the work hours the grinding never stop, no matter what. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

We complain about our parents insisting we speak Urdu even though we butcher it completely. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Under interrogation, he insisted that he had never commanded anyone to sacrifice a human being. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I almost hadn’t brought it, but my mom insisted that you never know when you’re going to need a suit, and sure enough. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

His editor, Ade Coker, had insisted on it, saying Papa deserved it, saying Papa was too modest. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He did not want to show his hand, but the masters always insisted. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was going to give her something for it,” he insisted. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

‘It’s deadly to demigods. It’s only a matter of time before ‘He’ll be all right,’ Piper insisted. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Welles insisted on this so that, he said, “I can hear it fresh aloud.” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

He’d insisted on it at his manhood ceremony, having just been accepted into the Academy. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

And so it went, the frog cheerfully insisting to all in the meadow that it was a princess-in-waiting, until one day, a real princess strutted into the meadow, proud and vain. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He said no, but, when I insisted, he reluctantly agreed. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Not only were they all grateful for her help in banishing illnesses, but they insisted on paying her. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“If you insist,” he finally said, baring his knees. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Sometimes we insisted that she sing with us, and she would join in with an unsteady pitch and heavy Tianjin accent, wagging her head and moving her arms just as we did. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She was nice to me,” Maya insisted, pushing her glasses up her nose. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Despite Francis’s insistence that he come to his house for a while, he insisted on going home to his own apartment. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Paul insisted on using the same route as the president’s inaugural parade, down Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to the White House. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

She looked at Tom, alarmed now, but he insisted with magnanimous scorn. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Just a little farther,” she insisted, and she did not wait to see if her companions followed. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

It was hard to believe this was a doctor’s office, but the sign in the window insisted. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

That night Mama didn’t just ask me to be a better boy; she insisted on it. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“So, we must go over there immediately,” she insisted, and leaned her blue bush of hair toward the garage. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I sulked when Daddy insisted that I, his girl-child, be escorted almost everywhere I went. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Fiendishly laughing, they had insisted on the low squalor, the nauseous ugliness of the nightmare. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aunty Onenu always insisted that an editor go with the photographer. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She was flat chested, insisted on wearing glasses and no makeup, refused to grow out her hair, and commonly occupied spaces—like Insomnia Con—that seemed to be implicitly reserved for men. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Each, I felt, was degrading, and I thought we should insist on the honorific “Mister.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"But Mr. Barnes introduced you as Mademoiselle Georgette Leblanc. Surely he did," insisted Mrs. Braddocks, who in the excitement of talking French was liable to have no idea what she was saying. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“And besides,” Mother insisted, “Shadow doesn’t want to go yet.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to insist,” she countered, folding her arms. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I don't know why he insisted on bringing them today. I won't need them for a while.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The interview fallout picked up steam, and the next day Arnold insisted that I spend the day with him rather than working on lawns. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rani puts Jay in his cage, hands him to me, and then insists on sitting by the open door of the carriage. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

American and European eugenicists insisted on artificial selection to promote human “good”—but in nature there was no single “good.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The next afternoon Mom insisted on driving all the way to Homestead for groceries because nobody there knew who she was. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The materialism of domestic life and the excessive ministrations of his mother and his sister, who insisted on feeding and dressing him, irritated him, as did Alba’s fascinated pursuit. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rowan insisted—and he saw such fear in the other kid’s eyes, he felt ashamed for pushing. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She insisted that her grandmother was aware of everything and that she needed her. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He insists it sharpens the mind the way a whetstone sharpens a blade. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

"She insists that the man be removed from his office and placed under arrest for treason. I warn you—" He set aside his wine cup. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I insisted that I had to do something, and that if he cooked, it was only fair for me to do the dishes. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sleeps in a new bed, which his mother had insisted on making before she left. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Here at least we have some shelter,” Wylde was insisting, “and there are fish in the lakes.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The State shall insist that this man be tried by jury, if the defense continues to say that he is insane. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Being treated the way I was and then hearing Jared insist there's not a problem? Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The officers who shot Fannie insisted she was leading a riot and that union sympathizers had attacked them with rocks and sticks. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

My mother insisted that they share our space. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

He was effusively thankful to the doctors for not insisting he be put under the knife. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The authorities refused to renew it, insisting that we move our offices to an African location many miles away and virtually unreachable for our clients. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I insisted on “regular” lunch foods like peanut butter. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“In fact, I insist. You must have time for your art.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Dad wrote up about twenty-five or thirty questions like that and then insisted we rehearse the interview. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“We made a deal. If you insist on holding up our end of it, then I’ll stand by you.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

They made us go to bed as soon as we got home, but she was up early the next morning, insisting on showing the videotape that she’d made at the marina. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

She had sent her article, the one about the impossible task, to Valley, and Valley had insisted her mom could help make it better. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Many years later there were those who still insisted that the royal guard of the intruding queen was a squad of regular army soldiers who were concealing government-issue rifles under their rich Moorish robes. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

America was going to be challenged, but, he insisted, the challenge would be good for America because we are always at our best when we are being challenged. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

Though Ben had pleaded for the station wagon, Bull had insisted that the Plymouth was a conversation piece and would help break the ice on Ben’s first date. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man drove to Acacia Avenue, parked in front of the house, then insisted on coming up to the front door with her. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

And after some refugee teenagers got into a fight near the field, Ransom insisted that the Y hire guards. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

This hobby, Mahmoud insisted, was taking them away from their schoolwork, and if they forsook their education for pigeons, he would be stuck with not only the birds but two illiterate sons. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Afterward, every single person would insist that the Mahdi had maintained personal eye contact the entire time. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

"Why didn't you insist on holding the meeting in our restaurant instead of that greasy coffee shop?" The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Washington Post’s editorial, “A Tragedy,” insisted King had betrayed his cause. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Sammy wanted to stay in the car, but Dicey insisted that he come out with them at least to begin with. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seismologists insist that there is no evidence to support such a thesis. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“The safety of this nation,” he insisted, “cannot lie wholly or even primarily in its scientific or technical prowess. It can be based only on making future wars impossible.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s tradition,” Papa had insisted when the kids suggested they go to the Christmas tree stand around the corner rather than walking to the Bronx. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I’d tried to help them countless times, but Dad would insist they didn’t need anything, and Mom would ask for something silly, like a perfume atomizer or a membership in a health club. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Papa still wore his superintendent “uniform,” an outfit of his own choosing that he insisted on wearing whenever he did building duties. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“But there is nothing wrong with you,” she insisted. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Of course I am!” cried Meg, smoothing the silvery folds of her first silk dress, for Mr. Laurence had insisted on giving it. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were also keen to insist that the history of science be done by historians, not by scientists. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I showed him the directions on the label—how you take a level teaspoonful and just add boiling water—but he insisted there was some kind of skill involved. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

If Dad had known, he would have insisted that me and Abbey keep the reward. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Africans who sold other Africans as slaves insisted on being paid in fabrics from India. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Soon, after she realized I was the same age as her daughter, she started calling me “Boo,” and insisted I buy a cell phone because she worried about me driving the interstates alone. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Because our whole lives are based on dumb stuff,” Link insists. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

The strong programme insists that it is illegitimate to say that the explanation for the second belief is that it is right, or even that people believe it because they have good evidence for it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

When she and Zeitoun were married, he insisted that she get beyond the weight issues and eat like a normal person. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Rachel wanted to pin her hair up like the big girls in the house, but Lyddie insisted that the braids hang down. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Yet the State Council insisted all launches be shrouded in secrecy. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the second day, Mother got up and insisted on shoveling the door. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

She insisted that the child sitting on each side of her slide his chair toward the head of the table, so that no legs could possibly reach her. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

While no one knew the exact origin of yellow fever, most ordinary citizens as well as many medical professionals insisted it was an imported disease. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Anxious to make the deal, Arnold insisted on a personal meeting with André—a very dangerous move, especially for the case officer. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The incredulous stewards refused and insisted that he return to the hospital. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their father, too, seemed uneasy around policemen; whenever a cop car was behind them in traffic, he kept looking at the rearview mirror and insisting on silence in the car so he could think. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Garrett, who had insisted he was okay sleeping in his room, had, at some point, surrendered all macho pretense and crawled in with me. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I insist on taking the first watch, too, although neither of us think it's likely anyone will come in this weather. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Despite the long travel time, Akhi insisted that I stay awake when we arrived. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“They said it was at the east edge of the state,” Liam insisted. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

They are both so exalted that standing strictly to attention is probably not insisted on. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother insisted that I write a B & B letter to my grandparents. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t blame them for being freaked out, really, but her parents still insisted they were proud. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“If you insist on having the cow, then I advise you to taste her milk before you decide,” God said. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once the train started up again, Mother would insist upon a roll call. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they saw us practically falling out of our chairs, Inés insisted that we follow her down the hall. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I insisted we come straight here to pick you up. I didn’t want you to have to spend an extra minute in this awful place.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

The mat that was spread out in front of the doorway insisted otherwise. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

"I insist upon hearing this limerick," Miss Honey said, smiling one of her rare smiles. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

He spent the whole day setting it up after I insisted he do that instead of take me to the hospital. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

General Electric offered to do the job for $1.8 million, insisting the deal would not earn a penny’s profit. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

If this was reversed, she’d insist I have respect for the rest of the people in the house. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

In fact, he insisted on taking me to Italy, France, Germany, Spain, and Scotland—a ten-week trip beginning in mid-June, which meant I wouldn’t go to Beechwood at all, summer sixteen. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“All day and all night, might be even longer,” insisted one big, black-bearded archer with a Cerwyn axe sewn on his breast. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“It was my daughter who turned me in for insisting we say grace at the dinner table,” Silvia Lores complains. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s never come to a viewing before, so of course he’s never seen...He insisted on coming...Said Florentine told him to...This whole ordeal has been so hard for him...” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He insists on holding Aurora’s hand and helping her around a patch of black ice. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Somebody, he thought, was going to have to pay, and though Grover had insisted all along that he would, Ralph began to wonder now if he was going to have to pay too. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to tell him,” Clevinger insisted, as the two of them sat high in the reviewing stands looking down on the auxiliary parade-ground at Lieutenant Scheisskopf raging back and forth like a beardless Lear. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Sure, I felt bad about snooping, but if people here insisted on keeping things secret, well, I’d just have to find stuff out for myself. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Always before, in any building with more than one floor, she insisted on taking the stairs. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I should go home,” I insist before any words tumble out of his partially opened mouth. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“He must know the value of his education,” she insisted. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Overhearing this, the friend’s wife insisted on cooking Alex a big dinner, which he wolfed down, and then he fell asleep at the table. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one insisted on knowing who wrote those topics. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Throughout the Adams presidency, Jefferson and his Republican followers had been insisting that the French Revolution was the American Revolution on European soil and that France was therefore America’s major international ally. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Anyway, those two experiences explain why Dad always insisted that the roll be called. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

"But we heard it," insisted Daisy, surprising me by opening up again in a flower-like way. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

My father always refused to let him practice this part, saying gently, “That’s enough now,” and insisting on getting back to his feet before Craig could try to lug him down the stairs. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

"Peeta, we need to get some food in you," I insist. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Woodall stubbornly insisted that the Everest climb would proceed as planned, with him firmly at the helm. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Celia washes her daughter’s hair and tries to remove the grimy flowered nightgown, which Felicia insists protects her from the sun. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You must have been dreaming,” the officers insisted. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“We told him not to go, sir, but he insisted.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He continued to insist that she and her team focus on the dwindling South American spy intercepts, which provided little useful intelligence. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Grandma insisted on being served properly at the table. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He also warned her against love and marriage, with the same insolence with which he insisted that Jaime should find a decent girl and settle down because he was turning into a hopeless bachelor. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next morning, I arrived at the Fabric Barn a little late because Wynn insisted I eat breakfast. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

He kept pointing out to me that it had been fine, that it was weird but it wasn’t bad, and he insisted, most of all, that he didn’t want their opinions to control his life. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Many scholars vehemently reject this theory, insisting that both monogamy and the forming of nuclear families are core human behaviours. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Early in the day he had sounded anxious, but he kept insisting that things would work out, and he told me he wasn't going to give up hope. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Please tell the bald boy to raise his hands,” insisted the tall man. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Bruno was right—the universe was infinite and there were other earths; and Kepler, who had always insisted that the sun and the Earth were unique, was plain wrong. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

It was hard to drop the subject, but Apollo insisted that Rachel needed to rest, and she. did look pretty disoriented. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Their storeroom was full of treasure, but Percy insisted that they touch none of it. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Though he requests a sketchbook, his instructor insists it will be better for him to capture the images in his memory. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I hated the idea of staring at my spots in the mirror through a lesson, so when we went shopping for dance wear, I insisted on a turtlenecked, long-sleeved leotard. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

A simple task be-cause Brother Leon insisted that all kinds of cross- indexed lists be kept so that you could tell at a glance just where students stood. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They could insist we move somewhere else and start over. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

She always insisted I do this in front of everyone, which was a problem because, as I may have mentioned already, I’m not a good liar. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Hyacinth had given him stationery with drawings of pandas all over it for his poem, which Oliver thought was weird but his sisters insisted was cute. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“It must be very difficult to live in a city you can’t see,” Milo insisted, jumping aside as a line of cars and trucks went by. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Boo had insisted that she wear them whenever she was at home. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Ah, my parents insisted on springing for a private suite.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

When Celia procures him a black-and-white-striped paper bag of popcorn, he insists he wants caramel as well, and will not eat it plain. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But the general, to ensure he would get paid the money that had been promised him, insisted that André take the sketches as proof that Arnold had carried out his side of the bargain. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Yeah, but not like she talking to him," Noodles insisted. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He insisted that he was not there the day of the murder. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

"My limit is that I will not betray anyone who worked for me," he insisted. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

At the restaurant she insisted that the waitress had overcharged her for her milk shake, even though the price was right there on the menu. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“I don't have anything against girls like you,” he insists, “but my parents, they wouldn't understand. This is kind of a small town, you know?” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Tony, his bruises nearly healed, had insisted on helping carry the box to the center of the room. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I have as good a right to make a Word, he insisted, “as that Pedant Bigot Cynic and Monk.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“But look at how he insisted on doing the washing up. Of course I couldn't let him.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Huh,” he said when he saw the small cigarette case that they had insisted on purchasing despite Naomi’s protests. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Weasley was insisting on taking the Grangers off to the Leaky Cauldron for a drink. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

And then my grandmother was talking—about her recent trip to Korea and her archnemesis neighbor and her forty-two-year-old boyfriend who she insists we call Uncle Gene. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He insisted that the iridium had been deposited by volcanic action even while conceding in a newspaper interview that he had no actual evidence of it. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I'd ask them all to visit me sometime if they wanted to, but I wouldn't insist or anything. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Mom insists the entire concept of Persian Casual is all in our heads. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

"He reads deep books with long words in them. What was that word we----" "Well, these books are all scientific," insisted Tom, glancing at her impatiently. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

I wonder if President Snow will insist we have children. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I never really saw the point to it, though, ’cause most times somebody was bound to insist they wasn’t shot even when it was clear as day that they was. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do a good job in here,” he insisted, “so they know we’re serious people.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Look at these prices!” cried Eye, who seemed ready to faint again, but the maitre d’ insisted on serving them for free. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Knowing as I do the difficulty of seeing what most everyone insists does not exist, I anticipate that this book will be met with skepticism or something worse. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

In Pakistan I saw enough kids in tattered clothes with their hands outstretched to finally understand why my parents always insist that Mustafa and I don’t leave the house in anything torn or dirty. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

In public, Katherine Goble was unfailingly gracious, optimistic, and unflappable, and she insisted that her girls acquit themselves in the same fashion. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

After the show, he comes walking by, and Volpe’s students insist on getting pictures of him with their teacher. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

My mother now insisted that I never walk to school by myself, for fear that I would be seen alone in my school uniform by the Taliban. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

You have a right to insist on his safety. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He’d insisted I was exceptionally smart, and I always got perfect grades in school easily. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

But because Old Tallow was, after all, an elder, and because Mama had always insisted that Omakayas be polite as possible to her elders, Omakayas pretended to listen to the story. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

My parents insisted that I not tell anyone who the father was. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Elliot has already declared this a bust,” Mr. Jacobs insisted to the cop, still out of breath. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I think I shall stay here,” he insisted. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I find pretty fabric shoulder bags for the twins and Granddad insists on buying me a book of fairy tales at the Edgartown bookshop. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

He insisted that imposing political order on Haiti, no matter how much financial aid was provided, wouldn’t improve the problems of poverty and disease. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Heather usually brown-bags her lunch—her mom insists on packing healthy stuff like apples and carrot sticks. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Benji’s parents climbed into an elephant—his mom insisted they ride together, as if it was romantic. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

She insisted that her collection be dusted regularly. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Vegetables are good for you; your mother says so too. Have some more,” she insists, until Father intervenes and upholds my right to refuse a dish I don’t like. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Still concerned about propriety, I insisted we keep our blooming relationship out of sight of our colleagues, though it hardly worked. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

What’s more, she would insist that I take naps with her, which I thought was a terrible thing to do. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

But Diana had insisted on climbing down last. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“But now you have a responsibility to dress that way,” she insists. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to just send a Howler but Padma insisted I come in person. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

They still looked Mexican to me even though their sister insisted they were all Spanish. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He did warn me, however, that he could not allow his students to act irresponsibly, and he said that if I insisted on resigning, he would be compelled to expel me from Fort Hare. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All that time you spent insisting that you were too selfish for them, and now, when your life is on the line, you’ve got to be a hero? What’s wrong with you?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was all right for little girls to go to school, he said, but he still insisted that girls over ten should stay home, in purdah. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The Garretts, seeing this, grow suspicious and insist that both men leave. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Chase insists that it’s too soon for me to attempt enrolling in high school. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

We insisted—and her son now urged compliance—that she remove the panniers. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Ghost ate well that day, and Qhorin insisted that the rangers mix some of the garron's blood with their oats, to give them strength. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“But we insist that you need it. For your future healing.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He was dressed in the infantry habergeon in which he had insisted on fighting. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I would like to know your answer,” I insisted. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The others strapped themselves in below—except for Coach Hedge, who insisted on clinging to the forward rail, yelling, “YEAH! Bring it on, lake!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“But you must use it,” he insisted, “so that it might remind you.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The Doctorita is always yelling at me about his thumb sucking, a habit which she insists could mess up his teeth for life. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But some small part of her insisted on asking why she hadn’t won. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Tyson can go,” I insisted, “if he wants to.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

They say if it were not for Captain Smith insisting that they stay the course, they would be back in their comfortable homes in England by now. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Okay, I didn’t get you a corsage, as you insisted,” Dill said as he got in the car. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

When Mom or anyone else was there, Gramma insisted we “eat proper in the dining room.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I’d lost my appetite, but Mother insisted I get a burger, fries and a chocolate shake. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We have to prepare everything,” she insisted, “because we never know what these strangers like to eat.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Some lords trusted their maesters to read their letters and convey the contents, but Stannis insisted on breaking the seals himself. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“She has been insisting to my father that you are a witch. She says no respectable woman could keep afloat in the water like that.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Not a word did she say, however, till her mother found her in tears one day, and insisted on knowing what the matter was, for Meg’s drooping spirits had not escaped her observation. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told her we would always love each other and that Grandma was insisting I give her away because she was so precious. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She had ordered a strawberry daiquiri, and insisted that Shadow taste it, and laughed delightedly when he did. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“There must be drinkable water between the force field and the wheel,” Peeta insists. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She insists it will make a mess, and she doesn’t want to clean. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

It may be gone, but that’s not stopping it from insisting it’s still there. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He kissed her hard, his body insisting that her body answer, but Dede’s head was spinning away with questions. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept asking Amá where she was going to find the money to pay for it, but she insisted it was none of my business. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

After insisting her parents leave the house, she guided the group out of the city and into the empty prairie where their possessions had been left. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, but you have to come to the dance,” Soojin insists. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Mom had insisted I wear my old warm boots today, and though I was glad my toes weren’t freezing, it was highly inconvenient. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She insists that the sun will damage her son’s lungs. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The orphans weren’t even allowed near this place, as signs all around the hallway insisted in red, menacing letters. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

General Hill had insisted, after all, that the reports of cavalry in Gettysburg were foolish. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He insists that I shall go with him on another expedition. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

But I insisted and then she invited me to join her. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Remember that trip to Jacmel last year when we stayed at a friend’s house and you insisted that we share a mattress made for a crib? American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I told Ashley that I thought this was a holiday, but she insisted.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Mr. Flux continued, “When a child is naughty and is sent to sit in a corner, who insists on the length of the punishment? Tell us, Time Out.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

"The time is right now," Sansa insisted, "before the fighting starts. They've forgotten about me. I know we could dip away if we tried." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But when the hour was over, Don Luis insisted that I showed aptitude and suggested that in the future I should come at a different time because Papi’s hammering interfered with my timing. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

They allowed him to be in the courtroom without handcuffs but had insisted on keeping his ankles shackled. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

My grandfather insists on wearing a jacket and tie, even though we’re just going to the Mexican place. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

“Look, the sun is strong, but you cannot stop in the middle of the race,” she insisted. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“I tried to explain what was wrong,” said Mother, “but she insisted on seeing for herself.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“We have a patron. Someone who insists on staying anonymous. They have pledged a dollar for every dollar we raise, up to ten thousand dollars.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Some boys kept insisting they could see people ahead of us, but it always turned out to be tree stumps they were seeing. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Much as we tried to call and visit, he held us at bay, insisting this fight was something he needed to do by himself. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You could if you really wanted to,” insisted Milo. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

He insisted on carrying the suitcase for me, and we set off down Little Hobart Street and around the Old Road. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe if you didn’t insist on blocking all the circuit boards.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

She insisted that I tag along with her and Ainsley on their date, but I had no idea what I was in for—or that Darius was coming too. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Alaska looked like a train wreck, but insisted on pouring the last few sips of Strawberry Hill into her cold instant coffee before chucking the bottle behind her. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

The prosecutor insisted that Charlie be tried as an adult, and he announced that he intended to seek the maximum punishment permitted by law. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The timing of this demand seems to place in doubt the motives for your federation's not insisting at first for a forfeit on the first game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Objection, Your Honor. We object to this witness and insist the jury be excused until we can see if this witness is qualified to testify as to facts pertinent to this case.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

"I never saw him with a knife," I insist. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Dad and Mom and Kaylee move me back into my bedroom on Sunday because I insist on it. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“I’ve never wet before,” I insisted when Mrs. Moss found out. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I just about went crazy then, threw myself inside and insisted he let me cut the grass today. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“It’s my money,” the guy is insisting now. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He insisted he wasn’t trying to keep Lori from leaving for New York, but if she had the sense that God gave a goose, she would stay put. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

When blacks insisted it was a "neutral site,” Butler responded peevishly, "There’s got to be a site somewhere in this county more neutral than that.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Granny had always insisted she didn’t want one. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Still feeling frustrated because he hadn’t been able to take Ernestine to the speed typing contest, Dad insisted on taking Martha to an adding machine exhibition in New York. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the heroes resented her presence and felt it beneath them to go hunting with a woman, but Meleager insisted and they finally gave in to him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you insist on going, I will give you the fare,” he said. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Consequently, he insisted on using one single mathematical model to account for a planet’s movement across the heavens. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The door of the animal-filled room was locked, for we always insisted that we be allowed one hour in which to eat and rest. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The authorities insisted that once Hale and his conspirators were given life sentences, they’d found the guilty parties. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

It had been my mom who’d insisted I hook up with Fang when she’d called from the airport the night before. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

But this is what the commandant insists upon, why the Reich measures their noses, clocks their hair color. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Grandma insisted on finishing the soup and side dishes she was going to make with the bean sprouts, and then changed her clothes and did her hair and makeup. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

We kept insisting on obtaining all files and evidence the State had in its possession. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Why did I insist on that particular job? I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I offered Rich a fork, he insisted on using the slippery ivory chopsticks. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He can’t stand to see puzzles undone, but he insists on doing the pieces in lines, like he’s reading the puzzle. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dye my mouth sugary black and insist on stories. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Justice encouraged Will to join the Boy Scouts, and when he was invited to join his school’s Academic Team, which competes in quiz bowls, she insisted that he try it. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

I sort of helped rescue him from Luke’s demon cruise ship a few years ago, and ever since, he insisted on repaying me with favors. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Unblinkingly from behind the glasses, Emily insisted, “Swear the entire oath.” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Well, my grandma was convinced that meat and veggies were part of a healthy diet, and she’d insist I clean my plate. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Go back again and tell them we need the certificate,” the black policeman insisted. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

At this, Mrs. Bigio had tearfully insisted that the cream puffs were really not that bad after all, and she had put a whole one into her mouth, chewed, and swallowed. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

They protest this rule loudly and often, but their father insists that these rules will stay in place until they are eight years old, at the very least. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Seymour insisted that his left foot differed from his right in size. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rumfoord simply insisted, for his own comfort, that Billy had it. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

They said that she insisted on a sea battle but obviously had no stomach for war when the conflict began. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

“No. You will be great and famous,” he insisted. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“It was taking you much too long to come back home. Papa Georges insisted on coming with me. ...” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

As if the expense and trouble were not irksome enough, all and sundry insisted on salting Ned's wound by calling it "the Hand's tourney," as if he were the cause of it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Even then, Bliss relented only because Garfield insisted. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

But convincing Chaol to let her see Nehemia was always a hassle—because he insisted on being there to keep watch. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Still, the Underdowns insisted that our mission last no more than one year—not enough time for going plumb crazy but only partway, I guess, even if things went poorly. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not like the American version,” he insists when I balk. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Alex insisted on giving Gallien his watch, his comb, and what he said was all his money: eighty-five cents in loose change. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes. You are mistaken. I put a new skein beside you only an hour ago. You have mislaid the thread,” he insisted. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her father had insisted that she earn a teaching certificate as a backup plan for her pursuit of a career in the sciences. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Thus Beeckman insisted in 1629: ‘In philosophy I allow nothing that is not represented to the imagination as if it were observable.’ The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

There’s some emergency with the meat-thermometer app that David insisted on using for the turkey. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“Hey, things like that happen at the Academy too,” I insisted, almost triumphantly. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

Lefty’s pockets bulged with winnings, and the men insisted he couldn’t leave without giving them a chance to win some of it back. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Martin insisted on taking his turn, too, rocking and whispering boy secrets into the little printed blanket. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hannah insisted, though her question seemed to lack authority, with both of them sitting naked, goosebumps scattered over their arms and thighs. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the day Graham received his alert, he insisted on spending his End Day working. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Mom insisted that I stay at home, although I told her that I felt fine. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d insist on going out to a nearby restaurant to bring back some dinner, and while he was out he would have her key duplicated. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was glad to leave, but insisted that she would not reconvert, and for the rest of her days remained a Roman Catholic. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the distasteful stillness, while he muttered and insisted that the terms should be observed, reluctant hands disarmed Sir Lancelot and tied him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the cadets insisted on asking our commander why I didn’t ever have breakfast!” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Her parents had insisted on installing a phone in her flat, as if they did not hear her say that she would practically be living with Odenigbo. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“But what is Father’s friend saying to make you look like a peony? There’s mischief going on, and I insist upon knowing what it is,” with another rap. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Experts on both sides of the debate worry that compensating patients would lead to profit-seekers inhibiting science by insisting on unrealistic financial agreements or demanding money for tissues used in noncommercial or nonprofit research. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

"Jack insisted on taking it over," Sander answered for me. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Speak first. You’ll get water when we get information,” she insisted. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The only things Alex could think of to bring to Harvey were the coat he was wearing and a bottle of aspirin he’d insisted on holding on to. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Bess insists on driving us, but she goes off by herself while we go shopping. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

The downsides of a growth spurt means that my mom insists on buying clothes that are two sizes too big for me when she’s at the consignment store. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Francie insisted on going along and Neeley agreed to stay home with the baby on condition that he be told every single thing that happened. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He insisted on gently looking at her scalp to see how much she had been hurt. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

"I said leave," Robert insisted with a hint of his old fierceness. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Some weekends his parents are invited to parties, and they insist that both Gogol and Sonia go with them. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

But my mom was stubborn: After she lost her second son, she insisted on moving to Mutare, into the one-room shack that my dad shared with another man. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He found Dolorous Edd at the fire, complaining about how difficult it was for him to sleep when people insisted on blowing horns in the woods. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Marcus insisted that he go, despite my protests, because he is good with computers. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

"I don't want to be on TV again," I insist. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Taylor insisted, “You gentlemen are standing together. May I suggest that you move at least to the shelter of the trees?” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted him to have a European experience and sharpen his use of foreign languages, which she kept insisting was so vital for his education. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

To make Dudley feel better about it all, Aunt Petunia had insisted that the whole family follow the diet too. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

This dramatically changed racial climate has led defenders of mass incarceration to insist that our criminal justice system, whatever its past sins, is now largely fair and nondiscriminatory. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“You need to go find him!” she insisted. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He insisted that more and more crimes be confessed, and Matt soon found himself repeating the same sins. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’d all remain perfectly civilised and just go on our way, but if we timed it right, and she was taken off-guard, we’d see—Ruth insisted—that she really was afraid of us. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wore the old black cardigan all the time now, even on warm days, and she insisted on keeping her legs wrapped up in strips of an old wool blanket. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“This is no gibberish, child,” my mother insisted. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

To help the boy overcome these self-defeating tendencies, Collins ordered a clock from Germany with a special ten-second timer, and he insisted that Bobby play with it to practice thinking and moving more rapidly. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

"A woman may inherit only if there is no male heir in the direct line," he insisted loudly. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Pappachi insisted that a college education was an unnecessary expense for a girl, so Ammu had no choice but to leave Delhi and move with them. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some found a measurable parallax, but others insisted that there was no parallax to measure. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

At six feet five inches tall and over 250 pounds, he could seem a little intimidating, but his wife and mother insisted that he was sweet and gentle. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Usually Mami insisted the baby stay, bawling in her high chair, so the family could have one official meal together like "civilized people." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

They climb an echoing stairwell, rap on a door; an old woman invites them in, asks for news, insists all three of them drink a thimbleful of sherry. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Her day satchel was packed, her uniform was on, shoes buckled; she’d wrestled her hair into a tight bun the way the matrons insisted she do. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“I insist you must! Do you know Japanese bath? You must clean off first and then get in tub to soak. There is tenugui to dry yourself.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I never in my life thought I would like exercise, but Dr. Cooke insisted that it would help me feel better—something about endorphins and releasing stress. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Bryce is still in his pajamas, and Aurora insisted on wearing a skirt and a T-shirt even though it’s January in Vermont. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Of course after such a sample of his talent for imitating songs, his friends insisted that he keep on. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

We did not say: We insist on going with you. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Caesar insisted on a proper burial for his fallen opponent. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

But the aunt insisted on sending the boy to pick fruit there, and so he went, his heart a cold stone of fear inside him. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I spoke at local meetings and tried to sensitize people to the need to insist on accountability from law enforcement. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I have come a few years further than you,” she insisted. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

When we get to my door, he leans against the frame, not blocking my entrance exactly but insisting I pay attention to him. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

It’s nearly time to break for dinner, but they insist we continue. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Please use them for as long as you insist on taking the drugs. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But the old gentleman, shuffling and panting, insisted that he had been insulted, and hurried away with the monkeys screaming on his back. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“You’re not going to dance? I have to insist. You and you.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Adam Pomfrey insisted on keeping Harry in the hospital wing for the rest of the weekend. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I told her she had nothing to feel bad about, but she insisted. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

And there were dunes, rocks, and plants that insisted on living where survival seemed impossible. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once she insisted that the devil had taken the form of a hoop snake with its tail in its mouth, and had rolled after her down the mountain, hissing that it would claim her soul. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

"I saw that great hairy one to-day, the one who insisted that he must have two battle- axes, the heavy black steel ones with twin crescent blades." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Burt insisted that he’d “never made any deals I have to cover up.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“No,” said Colonel Julyan, “unfortunately I think you have the right to ask that. But if you do come, I have the right to insist on your being sober.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Before going to bed, Mr. Baxter insisted on placing another call to my house in Cuba . . . just in case. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Bronn complained of the gloom when he arrived, and insisted on a fire in the hearth. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Some one insisted on giving her a glass. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Still, he showed remarkable consideration toward the people in his custody and insisted on making arrests without brandishing his six-shooter. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I always insist on walking into the washroom myself, but there’s always someone there, just in case, and for some reason it’s always a woman. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I did not know her face, but she insisted that she knew my family and me. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She had stuffed a towel into the bottom of our door and insisted it was safe, but I worried— about the cigarette and the “girlfriend.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

David insists on bringing his bright red umbrella to school even when it’s only cloudy. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the weather was warm and people sat out on their stoops, Mami insisted we stay inside, unless she could come out to watch us. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The guardians always insisted these stories were nonsense. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandmother had insisted on keeping her, had treated her kindly and called her Little Pumpkin. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s not going to be a next time,” Grace insisted, but next to her, Maya nodded, pleased by this new piece of information. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She didn’t insist that I dress up, as long as my clothes were neat and clean. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Our lessons were all but suspended for a time, but Mr. Armin insisted on an hour's fencing practice each day. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Aunt Anne was good to us and we loved her and her family, but like Dad she insisted on having her own way. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Food spoils quickly in our climate!” he insisted, turning the dial to near freezing. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mom had insisted that the new school put Eleanor in honors classes. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

There were no cracks on the screen, thanks to the heavy-duty phone case that his father insisted on buying. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Momma yells, “And I love how you insist on getting somebody else’s child out of Garden Heights, but you want ours to stay in that hellhole!” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

For though her gran insisted that the woman in the white cloak had only been a figment of Ivy’s imagination, Ivy knew what she had seen. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

"I'd like to know who he is and what he does," insisted Tom. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“And Kvothe had to eat, and rent a room, and buy more oats for his horse. So his gold was all used up by then. So he—” “What about the diamond?” the boy insisted. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I didn't understand why my mom insisted on making me suffer. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“It’s so hard to explain. I hope you won’t insist on knowing. The happiness of someone very near and dear to me is involved. Please don’t ask me.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Hadn’t he insisted that every square inch of land be planted? Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you must insist on talking in class, may I suggest you continue your conversation outside?” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I insisted that we eat only one meal a day. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was coping with medical appointments and surgeries and at the same time trying to care for her mother, who was also fighting an aggressive cancer that was, the doctors insisted, completely unrelated to Suzanne’s. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It was the same cry of futile despair he had uttered when Sissy had insisted that she had given birth to the baby. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most people are willing to acknowledge the existence of the cage but insist that a door has been left open. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Madoc insists—perhaps out of guilt or shame—that we be treated like the children of Faerie. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Dragging her fatherless child from place to place, scraping by on menial jobs, justifying it by insisting to herself—by insisting to everyone—she was making Art. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Mom, I know. I’ll be fine,” I insisted, lifting the cup of latte and blowing at the steam. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Jason insisted he was well enough to take sentry duty, along with Coach Hedge, who was still so charged with adrenaline that every time the ship hit turbulence, he swung his bat and yelled, “Die!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I’d pretend I couldn’t remember it, but he insisted until I gave in, and I was secretly pleased. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I said boldly, as if I had originated it, and must beg to insist upon it, “Massive and concrete.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Lord Tywin had sent him a groom and a body servant to see to his needs, and even insisted he take a squire. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“No, this is not my meaning,” insists my mother. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now I’d be more like a normal American teenage girl, except for my accent, but that was something Jennifer insisted was part of what made me unique and more interesting. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Very well. We now come to the point. Your mother insists upon your accepting it. Is it not so, Mrs. Bennet?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Though the pedants are mistaken in insisting that than and as may only be conjunctions, the tree-thinking that motivates their judgment is sound. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“I want to go adventuring, I really and truly do,” Horace insisted. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

But I insisted, explained, cajoled, raised my voice, gestured with my hands, quoted whatever proof texts I could remember from the grammar book, and finally he accepted my explanations. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“When I was a little girl, I used to insist on sleeping under the Christmas tree on Christmas Eve! I wanted to catch Father Christmas in the act. Wasn’t that ever so naughty of me?” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Second, you would lose “your voice” because the union would insist on doing your talking for you. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s got a right to rest,” Billy Buck insisted. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

But President Eisenhower had insisted that the nation’s first foray into space be presented as a peaceful effort, rather than an explicitly military operation that risked triggering a dangerous retaliation by the Soviet Union. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

After a summer of chess, Regina insisted that Bobby devote more attention to his sporting interests. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“My mother’s silver is on that wagon. I’m waiting,” she insisted. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Pardon me,” insisted the Humbug, “but I in no way meant to imply that—” “SILENCE!” thundered the policeman, pulling himself up to full height and glaring menacingly at the terrified bug. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

And the Pythagoreans insisted that planets moved in circular paths at constant speeds. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The queen climbed onto the dragon’s back and flew away,” insisted a tall brown woman. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Madam insisted we all stay in the house with the doors and windows locked. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s almost unbelievable. If you hadn’t insisted on taking the other road, you would have never met them.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The servers are taking dessert orders, and Uncle Pat is walking around, insisting that everyone get what they want, since he’s picking up the tab. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

André finally admitted his identity, but insisted he was a combat officer, not a spy. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe the teachers were too terrified to insist that this kid wear shoes, or maybe he just didn’t have any. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

His teacher insisted on calling him “Elder Antain” in a breathy fawning voice, even though he wasn’t an elder yet, and gave him top marks no matter what kind of work he did. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Oppenheimer won the argument by insisting that without a test, “the use of the gadget over enemy territory will have to be done substantially blindly.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to rise—a malicious, ironic voice insisted that he rise—and, at once, to leave this temple and go out into the world. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Even when the baby napped, there were soiled diapers to scrub and leave to soak in a pail of the disinfectant that the girl had insisted Rasheed buy for her. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“You will forever be a slave if we go south,” Polly insisted. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This girl knew the password, insisted on seeing you,” the sentry continued. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the new king insisted he wanted only the paper and nothing else, so it became his gift. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Harry thought that Dumbledore would insist upon accompanying Riddle, but once again he was surprised. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I could not throw away what he had died for, by insisting on the condition. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Govan, who had drafted the document with Joe Slovo, insisted that it had been agreed upon and felt that it was wrong for us to argue in court that it was still under discussion. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bongo, for her part, insisted on staying with me to the bitter end. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She wants to ride a horse the real way—not sidesaddle like her mother insists. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

If he loved you, he would come and carry you off at swordpoint, as Rhaegar carried off his northern girl, the girl in her insisted, but the queen knew that was folly. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Bratton also insisted that a check be run on all those arrested. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she smiled, at least initially, as a seemingly endless train of young women entered the store, each insisting that only direct consultation with Dr. Holmes himself would suffice. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Welles insisted on controlling set design, costumes, and props, as well as directing and acting. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Officials insisted that they give one, so they cited poor track condition. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t wait to open my presents, but Mom insisted that we celebrate Christmas in the Catholic fashion, getting to the gifts only after we’d attended midnight mass. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

To prove himself right he had taken a sip of the sweet liquid from her cup, but she had insisted on its bitterness, and poured it down the sink. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“But if the story is good enough to sell to your readers, then you ought to give me some of the money you get from it,” I insisted. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Logic, reason, pure science: these, Aronnax insists, are the proper ways to pursue a mystery. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He insisted that the training community was missing the point. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Osh insisted on thanking her with paintings, which she hung all around her house. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

His father, Carl Tiflin, insisted upon giving permission for anything that was done on the ranch, whether it was important or not. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I insisted on keeping the door to the trailer open so that I could watch as Mai and Quang-ha receded into the distance. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

He insists he has some insight into defeating Camp Jupiter. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Ban-didge!” insisted Boots, and reached out to grab the crooked antenna. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I decided to check first before insisting Pedrito dig him back up. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Geyer still nurtured a small hope that the children really were alive, as Holmes insisted. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Now I really must insist you leave our guest in peace. Step back now, and you might yet keep your position.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Imagine to yourself the time I have had with her! She insists—but insists—that there is a man in her compartment! Figure to yourself, Monsieur. In a space of this size.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

I disagreed with him, but I did not insist. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“I could give a little party,” she insisted. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You were firm. You insisted,” she reminded her mother. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not for a second. You always insisted that I was ... I don’t know, whole.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

My mom insists I go to Shay’s party. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

He insisted on helping me with the article to ensure its technical accuracy. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The bodyguards held Matt’s arms, but they didn’t insist on carrying him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t believe her, so I would try to refuse it, but she insisted. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

And not long afterward the men came back, insisting that Will’s mother had something to tell them. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Almost before we were introduced, P. D. launched into bitter complaints, wanting to know why Dean Gandy had not insisted he give the lecture today. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There has to be something you want to do,” my brother insisted. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Like, if Elizabeth beats her running to the fence, Jessica insists they run again so she can win too. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“I might be a bit stiff in the morning,” he insisted, “but I think the bloody thing didn’t do much more than bruise me.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t wanted to go to the conference, but she had insisted; it was important to make contacts, and he would be entering the job market next year. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Jim was concerned that one of Carabayllo’s major health problems might be TB, but Peruvian doctors insisted that the illness was well under control. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

"They do not neither. They beat them, I bet," she would say, but he would insist, "No, they kiss them, just like this." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Eh, well . . . Zeus insists on certain rules. Hands off, when there’s a human quest. Even when something really major is wrong. But nobody messes with my baby sister. Nobody!’ The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Still, the barkeep must have seen the editorials over the years, the doctor insisted, expressing anxiety over this very topic. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Monday night’s homework always took forever, because the spelling words were also vocabulary words, and Ms. Udell insisted that each student write an official dictionary definition of each word before using it in a sentence. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

But Tree-ear insisted, having thought about it all the way home. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Against the doc’s advice, Captain Cat insisted on eating dinner in the great cabin that night, though her man Harye was still laid up in the sick bay. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Then when we moved in with Grandma and Granddaddy, he still took care of me, insisting that he read me stories every night and walk me to and from school every day. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I insist,” Sis replies in a way that makes it clear her offer cannot be refused. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Regina, ever irrepressible and somehow aware of the adverse weather, shipped a pair of galoshes to her son and admonished herself for not insisting that he take his leather coat when he left the States. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

After my sister's procedure, my parents continued to insist that I didn't need a nose job. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

She insisted on walking to the village, going where the men hung out, talking to the men as equals. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

But Farin insisted he was no thief, and he also knew that the magistrate could be easily bribed. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“No, I think whatever you decided to do, they would back you up,” Harlan insisted. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s humid air colliding and pushing energy upward into the clouds,” he insists. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“I tried to convince Madoc that Oak was too young and that this dinner will be too dull, but Madoc insisted that he come. Perhaps you can sit beside him and keep him amused.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Rumfoord went on insisting for several hours that Billy had echolalia—told nurses and a doctor that Billy had echolalia now. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was this process of making up explanations that might or might not be true that Newton rejected when he insisted hypotheses non fingo. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Mother insisted that we invite the grouchy woman to our meetings. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“No, I didn’t. But you insisted. You committed. So I want you to honor your commitment. We honor commitments in this house. We’re not rich but we have our word.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

She insists on paying, saying it’s the least she can do. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

‘You didn’t kill your father. The man was already dead,’ Nico insisted. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He insisted I had nothing to be ashamed of. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’ll insist on going through the box with me, but then she shows up late and gives me a sassy nonresponse to explain herself. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

A mere two days after peace was declared, he insisted that William return to Riverbank at once. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I know gold has been missing from the shop,” he insisted. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

But Berg insisted: Perhaps I should describe further to you my ideas on this article, especially in view of your statement that the name of the patient must be withheld.... The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The problem, at least for me, was that Freddie insisted the hockey team head to the party together. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Guenever herself, ushered into a small waiting-room while the state apartments were made ready for her reception, added to the confusion by insisting on bandages and hot water and stretchers for her wounded men. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why we insisted on making such a production of these dinners, because by the time Julian arrived we were invariably nervous and exhausted. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“We have to get to the Underworld,” I insisted. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Once they got down near the layer of fossils that Louis and Mary wanted to work on, Mary insisted on doing the last of the heavy work herself. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Here Captain Cook insisted on looking over the window display, which consisted of several open packages of shiny white boric crystals. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not a game,” insists the man, who must be her father. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Then it’s got nothing to do with atoms,” insisted Heisenberg. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had insisted on washing my own clothes even though we had a housekeeper. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Once a decade I get this overpowering urge to pay. In fact, from now on I’m gonna insist on squaring my tab—” “Screw you.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I insist that we speak about this again and again—well, I don’t know how Kalinda will react. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He insisted he needed a little time alone and sat in a corner of the archive room with his head in his hands. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Pascal went further than simply insisting on the authority of experience; he argued that our knowledge of nature is capable of endless progress because it is founded in experience, and experience accumulates over time. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He had a lecture in two hours but had insisted on taking her to Enugu airport, and although she had pretended to protest, she wanted him to. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I was the one who insisted that we keep our things in the office. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Why did she insist on embarrassing me with that thing? The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“We can go to the concert. And if the troll insists, we’ll even sit in every seat. For at least a few seconds.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I told you—come back in a week,” Mr. Pineville insisted. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Her father insisted she try it for one term before she could quit. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When David Shoun was questioned, he conceded that there was no exit wound, but he insisted that he and his brother had “made a diligent search” for the bullet. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Phil was also negative and insisted she use our attorney’s return address. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“Didn’t you think it was wonderful?” she insisted, looking into Bernard’s face with those supernaturally shining eyes. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d protect myself by being better organized, by insisting on having the resources I needed to do the job well. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He kept insisting that they were all empty, and nothing Mike or I said could convince him otherwise. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“She was promised to me, until Hercules butted in. He insisted on combat.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Part of the problem is that he is incorrigibly dishonest, insisting he has seen and done things he cannot possibly have. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Up to now, Mama Ya-Ya has always insisted I stay inside the house after 8:00 p.m., finishing my homework, getting ready for bed. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Uncle Kufa was telling one of his favorite stories about a willful girl who insisted on running off with a strange man her parents didn’t like. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

What’s more, he insisted, making the Pentagon Papers public was just plain wrong. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She insisted on her unequivocal determination for them to remain together only so long as they were friends, without constraints or promises for the future, just like Sartre and Beauvoir. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead people, like my naïve Mutter, insisted I was suited for bakery work. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

You shouldn’t light candles in the middle of the woods, especially if it hasn’t rained in days, but we’re standing in a small clearing and Kaori insists it’s vital to the ceremony. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Andre flaunted this unwritten law whenever I was with him, but on this occasion our presence in a parking lot teeming with white faces made me insist on sitting in the back. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a priest who insisted on getting involved in the real world. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, the pregnant Latvian got herself a pass. She’s in the movie theater. She insisted on waiting for you. Where is Sorry Eva?” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

And then Trey...WHY does this guy insist on trying to keep me down? Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I should have insisted on speaking. No one seems to have made any effort. Is Maxim very upset?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“What do you mean, Mr. Bennet, in talking this way? You promised me to insist upon her marrying him.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

He was advised to be content with knowing that they could work miracles for him, provided he did not insist on learning their nature. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mom insists on driving her and meeting our family before Hannah can stay. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I told him it wasn’t, but he insisted I looked like this guy Daniel he’d known from summer camp. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Next the Long Knife headman insisted that the man who had killed the cow be put in jail. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” I insist, “it’s like when the fence around District Twelve is on, only much, much quieter.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He insisted on showing us how he did this breathtaking feat, calling us over to the table and drawing a diagram. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

They insisted that the courses would alleviate the cultural anxiety of nonwhite students by permitting them to stay in touch with their home culture. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He insisted that Rush was making more of the reunion with Jefferson than it deserved. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

"But there has to be a copy of the whole play somewhere," I insisted. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Fine. Anyway, you better go before my dad announces that Super Special Surprise is ready and insists that you stay.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Her violin was cradled on her shoulder and she was zipping through various etudes—short study pieces her music teacher insisted she practice every day. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He insists on paying, even though this is not a date. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Arnold insisted that he could protect André, claiming him as an agent working for the Americans. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is your home as much as that flat you insist on keeping is. More so, even.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She insisted on checking over his homework and projects even though he also got extra help at school for reading and writing. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m fine now,” he insisted, though he wished he could be sure. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She listed all the movie stars, some of whom I absolutely worshiped, who were insisting on having bomb shelters installed in their backyards. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She missed him terribly—and worried about his health there—and we had insisted she stay with us for a while. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

For the rest of his life, Richard Nixon would insist he had played no role in the planning or approval of the Watergate break-in. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He heard them moaning to the few passersby, pleading for gold, insisting that they were really wizards. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The scholastic philosophy taught in the universities, based on Aristotle, was, Bacon insisted, caught up in a series of futile arguments which could never generate new knowledge of the sort he was looking for. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Sandwich could never clearly see if in fact you succeed in bringing back light or if you fail. But he most adamantly insisted we attempt the venture or die by the rats’ teeth.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s hard to believe this is the same person who once insisted on dressing up as a trash can. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Clara insisted, getting out of the car with difficulty, holding up her enormous belly. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sally is cough syrup; she tastes bad, but my mother insists she’s good for me. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Experimenters have to insist on the particularity of experience, but they also have to claim that general conclusions can be drawn from specific examples. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Columbus was determined to insist that he had seen land first because Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain had promised a lifetime pension to the first person to sight land. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

When Pa goes with us, he always insists we pay for our tickets. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t help but wonder if this is like Soojin deciding she wanted to start carrying a purse last year and insisting that I needed to join her. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

He didn’t have a chess tournament to discharge his competitive energy, so he vented his anger at the Swiss bank, which he insisted was run by Jews. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She insists that I learn to use them before I come back. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I insisted, in fact I thought I proved, that it didn’t. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why did they insist on asking if she knew Nollywood actors? Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Woody wanted to go with him, but Papa said it was a meeting for “heads of households” only and he insisted on going alone. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

With unusual stubbornness, Luke insisted, “I want to know why I'm different. I want to know why I have to hide.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

“This is when Gus always insists on finding the prisoner, even though that keeps you from winning the game, and the only way to actually free the prisoner is to win the game.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Just after we pass into South Carolina, I catch Radar yawning and insist upon a driver switch. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He insisted that he didn’t have to know what he was doing, then went on to get cream and polish all over the love seat. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had jumped to the conclusion that the blood had come from a wounded knight—otherwise why should she have insisted on having them in the antechamber? The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

People who refused fatalism because they could invent small resources insisted on culpability. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We do not insist, Luxa. The danger, particularly at the top, is very great. But in truth, you are our best hope,” said Vikus unhappily. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

All of U. S. Robots, from Robertson himself to the new floor-sweeper, would insist on that. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

He insisted that the war wouldn't last long and since he had a job, we would be safe. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

At the end of the day, when Chantal picks us up, she attracts a small crowd who insist on talking to her about everything and nothing. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The Usurper's hired knives were close behind them, he insisted, though Dany had never seen one. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Kay insisted on carrying the goshawk and flying her, when they went hawking together. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still Ralph laughed and insisted, “Sure is true,” until finally she confronted him. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was said the able seamen insisted on keeping the ward shipshape themselves and had taken over the sweeping and the heavy bumper. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

But we all watched as her personal coach, Yury, insisted she be given a chance to fence, in this our final match. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Daddy didn’t like the name at first, but Lily insisted. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“As to anything I say, you know,” he insisted. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Two days before, they would have insisted that she stay indoors, but now, this morning, they were careful with her, a little gingerly, as if she were an egg. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She insisted on walking and gripped the rope that hung behind the wagon. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The Maddox had been on a routine patrol, he insisted, no different from patrols carried out by American ships every day, all over the world. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The Indians had insisted that they were not mere workers but were citizens—and finally the government could not resist. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Few seem to feel that the exchange of their time and liberty for their commission of a crime is a fair one, and many if not most continue to insist upon their innocence. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They insisted we cross a different section of the ice. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

We all gathered in Vonetta and Fern’s room as we had been doing since Pa insisted we save our money to earn our way to the concert. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

But the Soviet Air Force Command insisted this couldn’t be done unless there was proof that Lilya had died in battle. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

They it is who tend to be always insisting this or that figure is the one to emulate, or repeating what some particular hero is said to have pronounced upon professional matters. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

But at the same time, we ought not be misled by those who insist that violent crime has driven the rise of this unprecedented system of racial and social control. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

She wouldn’t be bothered with parents who bragged about their children’s accomplishments, yet she insisted we strive for the highest professional goals. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am not stubborn,” insisted Constance, who had overheard. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Dancing with gleeful anger, foot to foot, his snowballs so watery only the pebbles are their centers were left in a pile around his feet, he nevertheless insisted on his revenge. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

My mom, Aunt Tuti, and Uncle Carlos insisted that she stay at home so she could take her medicine and rest. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if she’s much of a fan of having to share a bed with Crystal, but she insisted that Bryce and Aurora could use hers. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Usually he insisted that Mother accompany him as an interpreter on his business trips to Europe. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

She followed my mom to the kitchen but insisted on talking to everyone on the way. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Sonia has made him a card with Magic Markers, on paper she’s ripped out of one of his own sketchbooks, which says “Happy Birthday Goggles,” the name she insists on calling him instead of Dada. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

My father insisted that I repay him for bringing me into this world by taking up the job and providing for him. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody questioned Snowbell closely, but the cat insisted he knew nothing about Margalo’s disappearance. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Oh, baby, it’s no problem. Happy to have ’em, she insisted. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He expected him to insist on going first, which was fine with Frankie. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The old man did not answer, but the messenger insisted. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your husband was right about that meeting of kings. He said the Tiger King could not be trusted and insisted on going in my place,” the king said in a fierce whisper. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

And there's something mighty fishy about this cocky kid- lawyer calling in the middle of dinner, insisting that I hurry right over. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Delighted with her discovery, Dany insisted the others join her for a sausage. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Mother said, “You know, Chrissie, I’ve never been here in sugaring season before? I always wanted to, I remember, and Grandma was always insisting. But we could never get here until school was out.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“But it is all I can offer, if you insist on being stubborn.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

We all returned to Grandpa's apartment, and Dad insisted on taking us all out to the Daily Queen to celebrate. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

I grabbed the microphone from a sixth-grade girl who insisted that tai chi had made her unbeatable at gymnastics. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Lana insisted they keep their distance from each other, so Mark lay on his side, several feet from Trina, the two of them staring at each other, wishing they could cuddle, at least. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Thomas shared a bunk with Minho, who insisted on sleeping up top; Newt and Frypan were right next to them. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

It is quite another to condemn all use of hindsight and to insist that the past should only be presented ‘in its own terms’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

When I came out, Strauss wanted to put me into a taxi, but I insisted I could get home all right. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mom also kept insisting that we make scenic detours to broaden our horizons. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ellsworth insisted that what Chicago had in mind was something far grander than even the Paris exposition. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Odenigbo had insisted on installing it himself, at first, and each time she pressed it, there was a fire spark at the wall connection. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Bobby remained resolute in his views, even though almost all grandmasters and many other members of the chess fraternity insisted that his accusations had no credible foundation. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the guests insisted on leaving at once, and the few remaining stragglers had departed at daybreak without even waiting for breakfast. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“And what do you do in Salem?” he insisted. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Even Mrs. Pelham at the hospital said so,” I insisted. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Like the realists, we must insist that it is not so difficult to tell good science from bad, as long as you agree that knowledge should be carefully and systematically tested against experience. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Late in 38 BCE, Octavian called a meeting and insisted that Mark Antony attend. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

She insisted that they focus their energies on raising a little girl who was, by nature, a tangle of mischief and motion and curiosity. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

This was the thirty-five-second segment that, Luce insisted, proved out his theory that gender identity is established early on in life. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn’t get a single pair. People will insist on giving me books.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

To make matters worse, she insisted that Kermit swallow a concoction she whipped up for his throat. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Baba had refused repayment until Dello had shown up one day in our driveway in a Benz and insisted he wouldn’t leave until Baba took his money. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

"Fine, fine. But I just want to make sure you find him," Liz's mother insists. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Ever since Father had returned the compliment of the widow downstairs by insisting his wife was not in the least lovely, and in truth was only an old rag, the widow had stopped greeting him. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Ellsberg, now facing up to thirty-five years in prison, insisted that the contents of the Pentagon Papers justified his actions. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The faint music slipped and slithered through the air, insisting that I follow it. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Remember the Algerian cab driver, speaking openly of his hatred of Paris, then looking at your mother and me and insisting that we were all united under Africa. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Shirley shook her head and insisted loudly, “Oh no! Not me. Not me.” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Dad insisted on escorting Mom into the bank. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

They managed to put an hour’s slow walk between themselves and what remained of their attackers before Con insisted they stop to tend Shae’s wound. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She sat us down at the kitchen table and insisted on feeding us her special blue chocolate-chip cookies while we caught her up on the quest. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Whereupon he stuck his club in his belt and insisted on pulling the bike for her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tell her it’s too much, that she shouldn’t spend her money this way, but she insists, pressing the gifts into my arms. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The men at the stable offered to wash the horse and wagon for her but she insisted on washing the horse herself. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dimple remembered that...it was from last Diwali, when Mamma had insisted she go to the celebration put on by the Indian Association. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

"We would have been here much earlier, but Erish insisted on taking her chariot, rather than mine." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

If there was to be a child, he kept insisting, it would have to be his and no other man’s. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shopkeeper kept insisting, but they moved out and got back into the canoe, cold and wet as they were, and pushed off straightaway. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Edith was in high spirits, and still insisted she felt fine, but the physical exertion was starting to wear on her. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Flora Baumbach had insisted, "You must do what your mother says." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took his cold hands in hers, and she insisted, “She cannot be. I have felt her spirit alive. I know I have.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She insisted on it, which was fine with him, because if he took the X-Mobile they’d have to first take X-Ray home and they were running out of time. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I know you,” Theseus insisted, as if struggling to recall. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

It’s supposed to be two single-file lines, but Mr. Garfield is never very good at insisting, and we take full advantage. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

She didn’t want me to be “bogged down” by what she called “some crazy African name,” but Dad insisted. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Prim named him Buttercup, insisting that his muddy yellow coat matched the bright flower. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

They ignored the threats and jeers from the BladeGuard officers who insisted that they needed to get through. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He insisted that we make a habit of using our eyes and ears every single minute. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Ms. Gievers asked where these books were, she insisted that she had sent them along with us. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“I must insist that you leave. Potter is my patient, and he should not be distressed!” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

If his life had been threatened, if he had been in danger of any kind, he would have insisted on police protection. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jackson tells me to eat a can of food and keep an eye on Pollux, who’s insisted on being on guard the entire night. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“If you eat enough, they can,” she insisted, and reached out to pluck another one. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Dad, I love you,” she told him, “and I don’t want this to come between us. But if you insist on talking about my husband in this way, I don’t want to see you.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“I know you mean to be kind,” insisted Rachel. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“The orphans are mine,” Count Olaf insisted, “and with me they shall stay. There is nothing illegal about trying to marry someone.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

My mother always had enough food to insist that I stay for dinner. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The others insisted that the war and the hollows had come to them now, and they had no choice. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He spoke the entire evening of the importance of maintaining good relations with the Americans and insisted that they are the key to our future. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kerling insisted that he didn't think the mission was going to be a success and wanted to escape to South America, where the Nazis were "running the show." Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Finally, when it seemed I was about to go crazy, my family insisted that I have an Enemyway. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Wonder what he . . . how he can ‘How he can what?’ insisted Bruno. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 2006-01-05T00:00:00Z

Wood was insisting on team practices every night after dinner, so that Harry barely had time for anything but Quidditch and homework. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

The students insisted they still were tied to the culture of their past. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Middleton insisted that he didn’t know where she had gone. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“No, she has a spark. More than that—a flame of real intelligence. I just know it,” my mother insisted, sounding a little stronger. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

She insisted on leaving before Act II. At home, getting ready for bed, the four theatergoers went about their nightly routines. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Mother insisted that we get out of the car and stand clear. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Sam called, he insisted that I come and see him the next time I was back in town. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

So I'm pondering the reason why he insists on taking care of Haymitch and all of a sudden I think, It's because he's being kind. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

European and U.S. environmentalists insist that the forest should never be cut down or used—it should remain, as far as possible, a land without people. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Take some salad, too,” Mama insists, pushing the bowl closer to him. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

"Oh—but he insisted that I stop, sir. There was nothing I could do . . ." "Of course," he said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

My colleagues, including Chief Luthuli, insisted that I go, but were adamant that I return immediately afterward. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wife insists we keep out of her neighbors’ eyes. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Still, every morning he insisted on being lifted from his bed and wheeled to his study, deposited there among his books and papers and the hibiscus plant on the windowsill. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, no,” Aarfy insisted with a lame laugh and a weak smile. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He was a man with a long gray beard who my father insisted came from nowhere. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I’m out half a talent in all,” he insisted. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

However, though zero appeared and reappeared throughout Descartes’s philosophy, Descartes insisted unto his death that the void—the ultimate zero—does not exist. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I went on to insist that the agents revise their protocols so that in the future Malia and Sasha could leave the White House safely and without some massive advance planning effort. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

My light was a good one, and Mama had insisted that I make two little leather pouches to cover the blades of my ax. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is what you need to remember: Use be instead of was or were after someone suggests, insists, asks, requests, requires, or demands that something be done: I demand that I be excused. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did not believe the potato story and I continued to insist that murogo was filth. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the librarians, whose name was Esther, insisted on driving them personally. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“But even so,” insisted Calvin, “we couldn’t take chances. Listen, from now on, no one is to as much as breathe to The Brain. I’m taking over.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“Please, I insist, it’s always a pleasure to help the needy.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You must leave behind something of yours in order to get out,” insisted Time. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

When the sledge was loaded, he insisted that we spend the rest of the day doing nothing, storing energy. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You do want to cut my throat!” the captain insisted. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“So that’s all,” I insisted, wondering why he was still staring at me that way. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“The next night, after a long evening of mah jong, Second Wife yawned and insisted my mother spend the night. ‘ The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The United States, he insisted, must stop the bombing and withdraw American troops from the South before any serious negotiation could begin. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“I am not spoiled, and I am not selfish,” he insisted, as he tried to drag his motorcycle away from all those clutching paws. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

But no, I kicked and shrieked and insisted on going to school. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

But some friends I had made in the Holy Land had urged and insisted that I make some stops en route and I had agreed. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She insisted that he be taken to Nairobi for treatment. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, Hazel had insisted on taking the wheel to guide them through the secret pass that the magic goddess had told her about. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

"The way the comet points is the way we must go," Dany insisted . . . though in truth, it was the only way open to her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He wanted to know what I missed about home, insisting on descriptions of anything he wasn’t familiar with. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

When I was little, my father used to insist that I at-tend him in the audience chamber whenever he held court. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But he insisted on Abel's right to a fair trial and mounted a deft—though unsuccessful—defense. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

‘Come and have your breakfast. The bread tastes almost as good as it did last night. I did not want to leave you any, but Sam insisted.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She insisted that he hire their gardener, Jomo, to come in twice a week and plant some flowers in the yard. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Wiping the juice from his lips, he would insist that this was the best carrot he'd ever eaten. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He knew better than to come to Melisandre’s chambers like a supplicant, insisting she come to him instead should she have need of words with him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Woolf was there with him; Howard had insisted that Pollard ride in the match, but he was covering his bases. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

We insisted that Operation Mayibuye had not yet been formally adopted and was still under discussion at the time of the arrests. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Vivian insists that she take an antique rolltop desk from the parlor and set it up in the bedroom across the hall from hers so she can study for finals. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Grandchildren, then, the woman insists, and so after more deliberation they pick out three ebony elephants for the children of the children. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time my sergeant, Murphy, saw it in my hands and insisted I turn it in. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But if we don’t try, we’ll never learn. Come on,” I insisted. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to be cured of beautiful sounds,” insisted Milo. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Noah, why does he insist on staying in jail? It’s Father’s Day, for heaven’s sake.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“He called on me to solve a problem on the board. I didn’t know the answer, but he kept insisting. It was so embarrassing.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

They’d go another round or two of protesting and insisting, until the relative would finally say, Come on. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Benji insisted on the backseat of the Range Rover so he could sleep an extra hour as they drove to Saratoga to buy racehorses. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Time and again Matt had insisted that what others thought about you wasn’t the only thing in life. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The silhouette of Indiana didn’t represent the Indianapolis 500 like Charles had insisted. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

It’s Walter who insists he take the cot, and in turn I insist that Walter take the bedroll. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

"Okay, but within that framework, there's still you, there's still me," he insists. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He had insisted he be the one to hide the note. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was one of the least disciplined, so by the time I was ten, the only subject I had studied systematically was Morse code, because Dad insisted that I learn it. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

One of the greatest indignities about being old is that people insist on helping you with things like bathing and going to the washroom. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“As do I. So I insisted upon hostages.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

We don’t know why she insists that it must always be the very youngest among us. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Today he was going to insist on being noticed. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He had wanted to help me into the flat when we arrived earlier in the afternoon, and Chima had insisted on carrying my bag. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Just...The Hercules Guide to Mare Nostrum. He gave us the guidebook so—” “That is not a book,” Achelous insisted. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Train fare was not expensive, but Mama insisted that they should not waste money. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The problem with the relativists is that they explain bad science and good science, phrenology and nuclear physics, in exactly the same way—advocates of ‘the strong programme’ explicitly insist on this equivalence. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Dad always says you should see things through even when it doesn’t go how you thought,” I insisted. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Bliss discovered that the pus wasn't as healthy as he once insisted. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He had named it after my mother’s favorite character from Shakespeare to please her, but he had insisted on the Sue. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mother, do you think they’ll let us sleep tonight? Or will they insist we go to the office to sign the papers?” asked Jonas. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

But now I must insist, must risk presumption to say that I do not think that all blacks are equally ‘black.’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother insisted that they sit together at the dining-room table. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

"No, storytelling is fine. My mother told stories. But that wasn't a story," I insist. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Bobby insisted that Larsen wasn’t joking and that the insults “hurt.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She insists that her potato pancakes can only be made from freshly grated potatoes. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

And it is addressed to me\\ I wiggle and squeal and insist we open it right away. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Even here in her own pyramid, on this happy night of peace and celebration, Ser Barristan insisted on keeping guards about her everywhere she went. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She insisted that Hatsue must never giggle and must never look at a man directly. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

"A child, on the other hand, stays impressionable and eager to learn. Catch one young enough,” Dad insisted, "and there’s no limit to what you can teach.” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pushed me, insisted that I needed a life of my own. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

The crazy Nguyen woman had insisted that he send an e-mail right away and then to his horror his laptop showed an immediate reply. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Didn’t her parents give her work to do? he insisted. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I liked how she woke us up every morning at dawn, shouting, “Rise and shine, everybody!” and insisted we wash our hands and comb our hair before eating breakfast. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Usually I occupied myself with a book, but that night my father insisted that I pay attention. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

But despite the close agreement in position Helfand and Long do not insist that the gamma ray outburst is associated with the supernova remnant. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fie might have become worried and insisted that we go back to live among our own people—even if it meant swallowing his pride and settling up with the Sleepers. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

We crossed the same small stream that we had before, and, despite the fact that it wasn’t much more than ankle deep, Denna insisted on bathing. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And he insisted on riding her back, even though the new baby was clinging on below. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. I never saw her do so. But Father Quinel insisted it was true.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I also insist that the collar have a bell. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

He had been held up by Madam Pomfrey’s fussing about, insisting on giving him one last checkup, so the Great Hall was already full. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Grace was about to insist on purple waves, but plums reminded her of something. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s because I’m not going swimming! I agreed to sneak out and meet you in the middle of the night, fine, but just to talk, not to—” “We will talk,” she insisted. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“Come on,” insisted Mpandhlani, “don’t be a fool, take and eat. You said you wanted free food, didn’t you? Now eat; it’s free.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we got married at city hall, he insisted on paying the fee. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don't know why you insisted on living way down there with the alligators. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But all the same,” insisted the Savage, “it is natural to believe in God when you’re alone—quite alone, in the night, thinking about death ...” “But people never are alone now,” said Mustapha Mond. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Zell continued to open up until Bull, renouncing his role of confessor, insisted that he had to get to work. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t touch a drop, Donna, I swear,” Grandpa Bobby insisted. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I insisted on going along with him, though I felt a vague terror at having to meet a witch doctor face-to-face. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It hardly counted as paying rent, but they insisted it was plenty. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Aside from her self-serving desire to travel, Regina insisted on being part of the tour because she didn’t trust one of its participants: the shifty-eyed Norman T. Whitaker. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She’d start asking me about it every morning and every night and insist that I see a psychiatrist or something. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Nana insists on taking a picture on my 1st day of school. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

One wanted them to go the way we were going and the other insisted that they continue in the opposite direction. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Before I punched him, Caleb would have insisted on walking me himself, desperate for time to explain himself to me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

For health and safety reasons, I went to the office and insisted on calling home. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

But he insisted, ‘I mean it. I have a surname and an address in Indianola. We can go this Saturday, if you have the day off from work.’ I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Daddy insisted that the kitchen be clean and ready for his use in the morning. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

But their parents insist on inviting close to three hundred people, and serving Indian food, and providing easy parking for all the guests. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“The mortal world is where we grew up,” Vivi insists, climbing onto a bench and walking the length of it, acting as though it were a stage. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The exception was my aunt Angie, my mother’s youngest sister, who lived in town and insisted on seeing my mother. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I resisted, for I knew not the measures; but he insisted, and I followed, and found myself next to Pomp in the dance, next to Bono himself. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

There Day admired old farm equipment and insisted that he wanted to see his wife’s cells. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Johns, on the other hand, has insisted that there is none! History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pheoby had insisted that she bring it along and keep it secret just to be on the safe side. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

“This has nothing to do with that,” he insisted. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just as I have insisted on his worth, he has always insisted on my strength, insisted that my capacity is greater than I believe. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“We had them in our pockets,” Jack said, “because we both insisted our friends give them back to us each time they used them just in case this very thing happened.” Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Millard insisted on carrying the Tales in his arms, heavy and bulky as it was, because he might need to refer to it at any moment, he said. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

When Tempier declared that the omnipotent God could create a vacuum if he so desired, Tempier insisted that God could break any Aristotelian law. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“You can tell us everything later, Matthias. Right now I insist that you come to the main gate. There’s something you must see.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The Court began insisting that federal judges defer more to state court rulings, which tended to be more indulgent of errors and defects in capital proceedings. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Benji had already asked him three times if he was okay, and Felix had insisted—three times—that he was fine. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

At the same time, their code of honor would insist that Mrs. Horsepool-Worthingham be forced to call Father herself. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You got yourself arrested for her. Mr. Castro insists that you let him hire a lawyer for you.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Paul insisted that the picketing would “visualize the movement to the man and woman on the street.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Governor Mifflin and the state legislature had sent him an urgent note insisting that “gunpowder, and other salutory preparations, be flashed through the streets” as the College of Physicians had suggested. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

“She’s old enough to take the subway by herself,” Dad insisted. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

A true convert to the communist cause, Blake insisted that he would not accept money from the Russians. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The outpost officer, who outranked Tallmadge, reluctantly agreed but insisted that a report about Anderson be sent on to Arnold at West Point—where Arnold was expecting a visit from George Washington. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In that case, you must at least spend the night. I insist upon it.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“Alexander. Had I known you were involved with my grandson, I would have insisted upon a more formal first meeting.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“This is precisely what my mom fights against. She would insist that you stop, and you work for her, so you have to,” I said, waving my hand at him. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

To insist that the issue of validity must be separated from the issue of credibility is to insist that well-founded beliefs be treated as if they are unfounded beliefs. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“If you insist, I will let you die. Go ahead and try to cross,” he said. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Bennie had insisted on Sierra coming by later so she could braid it. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“You’ll have to let them visit again sometime soon,” Grandpa insisted. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She knew he would squash them immediately, or insist on going with her, or sending a letter first before going to the house, and Maya wasn’t interested in any of those options. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Ammu had insisted that they sit separately to prevent them from fighting. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of them portrayed her as a hardworking immigrant who had come in search of opportunity and had been overcome—temporarily, her supporters insisted—by the obstacles and the odds. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

"Mrs. Phillips, I must insist that you tell me where in Florida you have sent your son. Failure to freely offer information will not be viewed favorably." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I insisted, and it wasn’t—yes, I called Tom from time to time, but not every night, it was a total exaggeration. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The morning after the funeral, she insisted she wouldn’t even want to go now. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“I just need to be alone,” Colin insisted from the bathroom. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

She made her own soap and insisted on giving me a bar from time to time, “to take the itch out.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Postal inspector Anthony Comstock had requested a copy of the paper, and he had insisted that it be mailed to him. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Major Shannon wrote a letter saying they spoke fluent Navajo and insisting they should immediately be made sergeants and given the job of telling the Navajo code talkers what to do. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He probably could have impaled Jason several times, but the giant insisted on doing a pirouette with every attack, which slowed him down. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

My mom kept insisting that they take a statement and open a case, and they actually refused—they refused to write up a charge sheet. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were now sleeping in the sitting room, having shouted down Monsieur and Madame Delacour’s protests and insisted they take their bedroom. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“In the old days people were more together,” the old man insisted. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took Wednesday’s forty-five dollars and insisted on writing him out a receipt for it in wide, looping handwriting, on the back of an expired soft-drink coupon. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“If you insist on delving deeper into all of this I think he might be the only one of us that may help, though I cannot guarantee that he will be entirely forthcoming.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“No, it isn’t,” she insisted, looking at me now. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

A week later, on Sunday afternoon, before the dinner shift, I put on Susana’s anacos and blouse and jewelry—which she insisted I keep as a gift. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adam gets a hot dog, Libby gets a panini from a French bakery, and Amelia insists on going to the cheese place. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She did not approve of her father’s avid watching of westerns and children’s programs, and he insisted that he be allowed, by God, to view his “favorites.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am afraid not. Anne insists that you be returned to her household as soon as you are able. The law supports her position, I fear, and in these unsettled times, there is little remedy.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though Reyna insisted on following tradition, every time the eagleless pole was raised, Hazel could feel embarrassment rippling through the legion. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Valentina insisted on becoming a fighter pilot, and made her application to a male commander. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want Tyson to carry everything, but he insisted, and Annabeth told me not to. worry about it. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The proprietor insisted that he hadn’t called Anna’s house and that nobody else would have been allowed to make a long-distance call from his phone. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Then Reverend Deal took it up, saying the same folks who had sense enough to avoid Shadrack’s call were the ones who insisted on drinking themselves to death or womanizing themselves to death. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I would offer to buy another round of drink but he would insist, and I would graciously accept, and than him, and smile. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was just weeks after the accident, but Stephanie insisted on continuing to practice. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

But most amazingly, most miraculously, now Ob is insisting that May was, is, right here with us. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

No insisting they were right and I was wrong? Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

No, no, the actor insisted, “I will suffer death first.” Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He insists that knowledge comes not from books only, but from the study of things; yet the simple truth is that the ocean of books is as important to his researches as are the oceans. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you take the tray?” she insists. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Polly glanced at the girl who insisted her name was Amari and saw that her thoughts were far from this warm kitchen as well. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wait for her to start grilling me about the crush thing, but after multiple days of me insisting there’s no such thing, I think she’s finally started to believe me. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

The variables were clearly weighing heavily on him, though I knew better than to ask too many follow-up questions or insist that he walk me through the particulars. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The directors insisted on many gates, and the railroads refused to channel their exposition traffic through a single depot. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

From his other pocket, he took out a red sports drink and a small bottle of sunblock, which his mom always insisted he wear during the summer. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The findings befuddled many administrators, who insist that admissions officers have tried to give poorer applicants a leg up. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

He responded promptly, insisting that “this paper is a fabrication,” urging Adams to remain skeptical “until positive and solemn proof of its authenticity shall be provided.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

If I made small talk, maybe my parents wouldn’t insist that I see the kind of doctor you can talk to, which is what I would be doing this afternoon, after today’s field trip. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I often meet people in the West who insist that the Holocaust was the worst atrocity in human history, without question. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

My best friend Gale’s voice reaches me through the headset the rebels insisted I wear. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Willow insisted that it never be watered down, as they had done in the past to make the chemicals go further. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Of course they are. This test material is specially designed—” “It’s just a bunch of dumb, random facts,” Annabeth insisted. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Two years ago, only six months before the accident, my parents had come over for Christmas Eve dinner, bringing Maribel a dress from Diseño y Artesanía that my mother insisted they wanted to give her. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She also insisted that Ulysses sit in a chair, which was ridiculous, because if he sat in a chair, he wouldn’t be able to reach the table. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

“She insisted she was colored and just as good as white,” Ward informed the judge. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

“I like the way I look,” Shay insisted. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

It was something my soul insisted I do. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I know about the promise,” insisted the girl. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“What’s another half an hour to finish this interview?” he insists. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

After docking the boat, he insisted on buying me a cheeseburger. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

His absence wouldn’t be noticed until nightfall; his employer insisted that Justin never showed up that morning. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Her husband visited, insisting she come back to Nuremberg. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

In all of the years since, I never have met any intelligent white man who would try to insist that Jesus was white. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would say that he had taken them only because Jan had insisted. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

But Bobby insisted, and finally the undertaker—-he knew Bobby, and, I guess, felt sorry for him—he said all right, be quiet about it, but come on in. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he has seen the military results of maneuvering by armchair commanders Halleck and Stanton, and he insists that the Army cannot be commanded from Washington, that he cannot accept command without a free hand. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ll lie and insist that there’s been a computer error and that I am supposed to be in the Distinguished Scholars class, even though I suck in English and have a learning disability. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The Court accepted the statistical evidence as valid but insisted that evidence of conscious, racial bias in McCleskey’s individual case was necessary to prove unlawful discrimination. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

One moment he insisted he believed in miracles, the next he doubted his own belief. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Some saboteurs have been arrested and all of them are non-Igbo minorities. I don’t know why these people insist on aiding the enemy. But we will overcome. Is Kainene there?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But this time, he insists that it's a date. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Osiander, in his anonymous introduction to Copernicus’s On the Revolutions, insisted that Copernicus should only be read as presenting an hypothesis, not as describing how the world really is. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

"Absolutely not. No. NO. Also, I insist that you write me out of it." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

And he insisted, “I will always be the Osages true Friend.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Indeed, I saw the old swollen Frau peeking from beneath her curtains when those Hitler Youth irritants arrived at my door and insisted on coming inside. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I really wanted to change, but Carmen insisted that it was a great choice for a costume. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She insisted she didn’t need it, but I told her we weren’t going anywhere until she put it on. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Some segregationists went further, insisting that integration causes crime, citing lower crime rates in Southern states as evidence that segregation was necessary. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Mom insists that we all have a piece of her freshly baked courgette bread, which makes me want to scream, They’re called zucchinis, okay? Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Gandhi insisted that every person weigh the commitment and make a personal choice.“Every individual,” he explained, must make the oath him- or herself, facing not to his neighbor, but his God. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Pa and Uncle Darnell insisted on standing on both sides of Big Ma to walk her up to Mr. Lucas and the pastor while she fussed about being escorted like a common criminal. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Rishi’s nose wasn’t bleeding anymore, but Dimple kept insisting he put an ice pack on it. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Here,” I insisted, pulling the blouse away from her. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The only bad news: Grover insisted on playing those pipes all afternoon long, and his musical skills hadn't improved much. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The advocates of the new chemistry insisted that they had no time for texts whose meaning was impenetrable. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

That night, though, he insisted we eat together as a family. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why my mom insists on leaving peanut butter in there. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“No, this time we need to go find the outhouse,” Jinjoo insisted. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“She called on me, and when Philippa told her I was here, she insisted on joining. Apparently, a woman can only go so long without a sword between her hands.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The blankets, scarves, and gloves were beautiful, in subdued colors and simple patterns, but Shay insisted that Tally get a city- made sleeping bag. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

But “Master”? “You have to say it,” he insisted. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

And even though I’d told her I just wanted to help, she insisted on paying me, and I agreed. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

‘Wonder what he . . . how he can ‘How he can what?' insisted Bruno. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 2006-01-05T00:00:00Z

I want a baby or a holiday and I’m going to insist on it. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

We sat and talked until dawn, and I insisted on seeing Alice home. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Milo insisted on leaving at once for Malta. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Yes, Noris insisted, though I fussed that I wanted her home safe with the others. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you dress like a thug, she would insist as she opened the trash barrel, of course you act like a thug. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Yes, you were. I heard you,” she insisted. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

They included an Egyptian scientist and his wife, also on their way to Mecca for the Hajj, who insisted I go with them to dinner in a restaurant in Heliopolis, a suburb of Cairo. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The docile, obedient student came home a shrill and precocious son who insisted on correcting and teaching his parents with the remark: ‘My teacher told us....’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother did everything for her, insisted on it—planned for her, dressed her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dora insisted that a skeleton crew remain on duty to take care of the regulars. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He insisted that we find a new translator. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

We sat for hours under that tree, sat there until the sun faded in the west, and still Hassan insisted we had enough daylight for one more story, one more chapter. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He would insist on keeping it as a pet, and once it was coiled inside its tank, he would call Davies right over and show him what he’d done with his bare hands. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Her solution was to insist on vertical seating—an imaginary line drawn from the front of an auditorium to the topmost balcony, giving both races separate but equal seating opportunities. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

He insisted, adamantly, that he was strong enough to ride. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only thing they didn’t share was the pack, which Sefia insisted on carrying herself, though every morning Archer offered to carry it for her. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“If that’s what you insist upon believing,” I say, “I can’t help you. But I’m also not going to let you kill her.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Captain Smith insists he is still our president. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Bruno Goll refused to hand it over, insisting that a fire truck had already passed. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Amazingly, Chicago’s acting chief of police continued to insist that he was “very well pleased with conditions.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

I look at my shoes, polished up nice the way my grandpa used to insist for formal occasions. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

When I arrived, he was red-faced and teary-eyed, insisting that I go with him to the Northern town near Harvard University where he would attend college. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s no need to make two trips,” Mrs. Richardson had pointed out, but Mia had insisted midday was the best time for her photography. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“But I would like to take my gifts,” Milo insisted. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

So when Papa finally decided to, after extensive talks with the parish priest and insisting that all pagan undertones be removed from his title-taking ceremony, it was like a mini New Yam festival. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Lee Jordan had unearthed a Gryffindor banner from somewhere, and he insisted on draping it around Harry like a cloak. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Despite her reassurances, looking in the mirror and seeing the thing that insisted it was my face left me a little breathless. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Widow Garibaldi insisted on buying rubber flippers for the feet. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

When she protested that it wasn’t necessary, Fay insisted that she would be a fool to go out alone in the city at this hour. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“They’re allies, real allies. They put their lives on the line. It’s not just talk. You heard them,” Clarence insisted. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He neither claimed to know the butler's name, nor anyone who had known him, but he would always insist the event occurred just as he told it. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He then insisted that the medal was in the knight’s pack. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

"Why do you insist on interfering? Your people hate you now." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Father Benedict had changed things in the parish, such as insisting that the Credo and kyrie be recited only in Latin; Igbo was not acceptable. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

When my mother returned from her job that night I insisted that she stand still and listen while I counted to one hundred. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why on earth did she insist on calling her Sister Flowers? I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ethan had insisted upon taking the odd seat, saying that he would be fine. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

After months of unsuccessfully trying to create distance from Herbert, she finally insisted that he stay away. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It was this new sort of knowledge that Sprat had in mind when he defended the Royal Society from its critics, insisting that the starting point of the new knowledge, experimental evidence, was extremely reliable. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He’d stubbornly refused to get a license for years, insisting on riding his bike everywhere. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if he insists on coming with me, it is probably because he doubts me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

In November 1926, when a reporter wrote to White fishing for gossip about Hale, White refused to provide any, insisting that Hale would be “treated as other prisoners are treated.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“For you particularly,” he insisted, his flabby lips twitching with innuendo. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They insist that we go with them in those trucks.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The colorblind public consensus that supports the new caste system insists that race no longer matters. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Elijah, your money is no good when I’m around. Besides, if you insist on paying me back you can always double up on your tithing when you go fishing.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

A few of the older men spoke of other snowstorms and insisted this was no more than a light dusting compared to what they’d seen in the winters of their youth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Adam insisted on going to look in on the draft board. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Gregg had once told Agent Burger that he knew something about the murders, though he remained coy, insisting that he couldn’t betray a confidence. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He insists, even though he isn’t my teacher anymore now that I’m a senior. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Why did she insist on making no sense? City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The shame of the lie still stuck in his craw, but Varys had insisted it was necessary. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

That day Papá complained about a terrible headache and his back, and insisted Mamá stay home to take care of him and the children. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

She had insisted to her father that the curtains not be entirely closed. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

“Come on, Carlos, let him play,” I insisted. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, come on, it’s not that bad,” Esperanza insisted, and rested her head on top of his. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

His reputation was international: when the king of Morocco’s wife fell ill, he insisted only TeLinde could operate on her. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

It almost killed her to tell Mom she would have to leave, and she offered to do whatever it took to help her get reestablished, but Mom insisted she’d be fine. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Though they had twice run against each other for the presidency, he insisted that “we never stood in one another’s way.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

People often tell me that academics have no choice but to write badly because the gatekeepers of journals and university presses insist on ponderous language as proof of one’s seriousness. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Liberals, by contrast, insisted that social reforms such as the War on Poverty and civil rights legislation would get at the “root causes” of criminal behavior and stressed the social conditions that predictably generate crime. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“But me mither says me capes will cape me cool,” one of the girls insisted. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Usually, we insisted on keeping the press corps at a distance from our kids, limiting them to photos and then only at public campaign events. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“If you hadn’t insisted on changing your shirt, we wouldn’t be late,” Mrs. Morehouse says, pushing Jason’s wheelchair into the waiting room. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally I insisted we return home, but there matters soon grew even worse than before. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“All men are equal,” he insisted in 1716—exactly sixty years before the Declaration of Independence. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

My foot finally healed, and feeling stronger, I no longer insisted on being with my father all the time. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

“But there’s no divorce in the Catholic Church,” insisted Sissy. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many demons called Tang men John because, they insisted, they never could get the hang of our real names. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The point, she insisted, was simple: “You do not take children along to commit felonies.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Despite my protests about the risks involved in sitting together on a balcony in a crowded section of Johannesburg, Helmut insisted we have our lunch of tuna fish sandwiches and tossed salad there. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would not let her touch them, and he insisted on apple-pie neatness, so the poor creature was obliged to vacuum, dust, and polish around them. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Troops from both sides lined the border, and Dacca was insisting on nothing short of independence. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Do not let Fayge’s father hear you say that. He insists only studying the Torah will do.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I repositioned my bike helmet, my curls tied in a low bun underneath, confident I was protected by my oversized sunglasses and a generous slathering of sunblock insisted on by Mom. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

When Kathy saw that beach, she could only think of the hike, that insane hike her husband had insisted they take. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Padva insists on making her a less formal version of the ivory-and-black gown in peach and cream, finishing a sketch in a matter of minutes. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Baby, you know you can always talk to me,” she insisted. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Many a serving girl had been sent to the dungeon bearing the jailer’s meal only to return white-faced and weeping, hands trembling, teeth chattering, insisting that they would never go back. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

She sang along: “The corn is as high as an el-e-phant’s eyyye ...” She did not insist on folding all her clothes, but used the closet too. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My lord,” said the officer who came in, “an angel has just arrived at the western gate—wounded—he insists on speaking to you.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

With the first tryout tomorrow, Lara insisted I quit right away. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Here, Your Honor, take my melon, it’s bigger. I insist.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She did not know what Papa would eat, but he insisted she not pack him anything. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Try some of this,” Mr. Pignati insisted, holding up a bowl of little roundish things that looked as if they were in a spaghetti sauce. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

But a number of idealistic mountaineers continued to insist that a gifted athlete blessed with rare physiological attributes could, after a lengthy period of acclimatization, climb the peak without bottled oxygen. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“But I’m not being polite,” he insisted, “I would like you to have luncheon with me. Even if you had not knocked over that vase so clumsily I should have asked you.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Yet, although the philosophers understood him perfectly well, some of them continued to insist that what he and other astronomers claimed to see couldn’t possibly be there. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“But please, call me Six here. I insist.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I am here because in the street John insists that all of us go upstairs. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

After being satisfied with the looks and sounds of the car, Papa then insisted on knowing who the original owner was. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Why do they leave, since you insist upon calling me an intellectual?” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The National Guard was everywhere, and officials were insisting that the city was virtually empty. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He insisted upon looking over Lucy’s papers himself. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

It was like one part of my brain insisted on defying another part of my brain. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She insisted the people who buried her should leave lots of space in her grave so she could sit up to talk to the angels. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Bobby insisted that his passport was perfectly legal and had two and a half years to go before it expired. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The singer wept and swore he would never sing that song again, but the king insisted. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

‘Tour kills,” the boy insists, and the terror inside me grows at the sureness with which he speaks. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Oh! you might get some of the glass in your feet, ma’am,” insisted the young woman, picking up bits of the broken vase that were scattered upon the carpet. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

“You insist on calling me Miss Chen in public. It’s only fair.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was like Pearl’s, like her own had been as a little girl: the more you tried to smooth it, the more it insisted on springing free. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But the pastor, the Reverend I. L. Anderson, insisted, and the meeting drew a crowd of several hundred people on the evening of May 14. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No need to continually insist upon your unshakable masculinity.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Every one of the officers had insisted that the South would be happier under the Queen than under the Union. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was going to insist on knowing his reason. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was also in charge of a small crocodile Dr. van Heerden insisted on keeping. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you didn’t come here,” your father insists, “you would just have gotten worse. We know it’s hard, but we know you’re brave.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

She nods and says she loves the idea; she insists that we leave immediately. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Percy, the monster’s power is considerable. If the Titans were to steal it, or—” “You can’t,” I insisted. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Newt forced the Gladers to go on and get some of Frypan’s hard-earned dinner, but he insisted on standing watch for the missing duo. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

But she insisted I call her from the road to tell her what she was missing. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Vincent insists on carrying the baby as they walk to his house. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

It had been Jonas, as Leader, who saw through him, who sensed the deep evil in the man and insisted on his banishment. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Maybe I do, but I want you to tell me your name,” she insisted, widening her eyes. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The correspondence between theories and facts was so crucial that Galileo and Newton were prepared to bend the facts to fit the theories, even while insisting on the priority of experience over theory. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

My father didn’t like her to do this, but she insisted. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

At sixteen, she still insisted on having him come to her at night, sit on her bed, exchange a few pleasantries, and plant a kiss on her lips. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was preparing to leave the next morning at three o’clock, but Arthur and his wife insisted I remain for breakfast, which I did. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lourdes insisted that the tin man had left the eyes of a dozen sacrificed children under Felicia’s bed as an omen. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Nearchus drew near, Zeno insisted that the tyrant come closer, since it was best to keep the names a secret. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

If he insisted she get up and go outside with the others and show her card, she’d be shot right there in front of her family. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

When Bill Smith’s lawyer was questioned, he, too, insisted that he had no idea who was responsible for blowing up the Smiths’ house. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The usual customers come in, like Mrs. Jackson, who insists on buying her greens from Daddy and nobody else. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“If you ever need anything, I’m only a phone call away. I swear, you could ask me for anything at all, Jubi, and I’d be here,” she insisted. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“She insisted that I continue, that I not spare her. She said it was her duty. And I knew, of course, that she was correct. “I couldn’t bring myself to inflict physical pain on her. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

He insisted on holding the Plant in its box while I climbed into the gig. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

"When you get down there just tell Brockway that Mr. Sparland insists that he have an assistant. You do whatever he tells you." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The troops had been dispatched by President Johnson after Governor Wallace had denounced the marchers as “Communist-trained agitators” and insisted that Alabama could not afford to pay state troopers to protect them. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Valentina quietly insisted that was not the case; she said something had been wrong with the flight. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

Stanley's mother insists that there never was a curse. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“But giants can only be killed by heroes and gods working together,” she insisted. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She insisted that Ear, Eye and Arm go home, especially after examining the lumps and bruises caused by the stones. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“It says ‘salsa,’” he insisted, pointing to the word on the paper label. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He insisted that in all publicity and advertising the match be called The World Chess Championship. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

For to preserve the old orthodoxy it would have been necessary to insist that the world’s land masses were confined to one hemisphere. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“So? It could happen. It could happen. If it’s God’s will it will happen,” she insisted, laughing in spite of herself. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

He was glad he hadn’t told Julie, since she would have insisted on staying home as well. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

The next day two of them insisted on being first in line, and were. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Though I kept insisting that we should keep the backbone in the center, I knew none of my reasons held water. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

They were also concerned about the idea of nationalization, insisting that the ANC and the Freedom Charter supported blanket nationalization for the South African economy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Attention! Let me have your attention!” insisted the king, leaping to his feet and pounding the table. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was embarrassingly romantic; he insisted he never was until he met me. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she insisted on separate shots of all the champions. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Elizebeth insisted that this was merely an experiment, with the young doctor “trying out his training” and William “trying out a patient’s role.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

John Joly of Dublin strenuously insisted well into the 1930s that the Earth was no more than eighty-nine million years old, and was stopped only then by his own death. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He insisted that Alice, Nellie, and Howard were with “Miss W.” in London, and that if the police would only check his story in detail, the mystery of the children would be solved. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He was convinced they’d stolen the championship, and he insisted that the world know it. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

His sister had insisted that Joffrey strip Blount of his white cloak on the grounds of treason and cowardice. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps something more private?” he insisted quietly to the host. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was that bad, then, despite the white Southern legislators who insisted that they had a “wonderfully harmonious relationship” with Negroes. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you had not insisted upon burning everything that came into your path, I could have tried, but as the situation stands, trying would be worthless.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You were the one who insisted that we bring her.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When Agent Burger interrogated Rose, she insisted that she’d nothing to do with Anna’s killing. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

For a moment she thought he was about to lose his temper with her, but finally he snapped, "The godswood. If you will insist." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

While other delegates in the Congress kept searching for ways to avoid a break with England, Adams insisted the Revolution had already begun. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The officer’s job was to insist—though, as a fallback position, an experienced officer might simply see whether the fourth inmate in line would take the seat. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I want to know, there are so many things I want to know,” I insisted. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bobby insisted that it be used in the match. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

But he always insisted that the love of his work came first and was his main motivation. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Emma insisted it was the only way, because the walls had ears and it was impossible to slip off together during the day without arousing suspicion. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“But it’s our duty to take this step,” he insisted. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad insisted he hadn’t exactly lost his job. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Phillips sent her a telegraph: “Let us urge you at once to advise and insist upon this woman’s returning to her relatives.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The others insisted they all felt the same, and that his feet were fine. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Hale had always insisted that Roan, one of his closest friends, had made him the beneficiary because he had lent Roan a lot of money over the years. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

A bony boy in a ripped and bloody shirt had hold of the halter of his horse and was insisting that the General move to the rear. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That was a crime,” he insisted, and removed his pipe then sharply pointed the stem at me. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Sister Pauline, the head nun, insisted on coming to our home to assess whether I was suitable for the school. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Then Will insisted on buying popsicles, which they ate as they walked to visit the somebody, a friend of his who was a Reverend. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am surrounded by flatterers and fools, the king had insisted. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Frank insisted that Piper wait for him at the bottom while he checked it out. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

So they insisted that Lancelot should stay the night, and in the morning they put him on the correct road for the abbey of white friars. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That is the act of a man driven almost crazy with a frenzied hate—it suggests more the Latin temperament. Or else it suggests, as our friend the chef de train insisted, a woman.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rick said, “I would have insisted on a list in advance. A sealed-envelope breakdown. And compared my own test results for congruity. There would have had to be congruity.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Ohl you might get some of the glass in your feet, ma’am,” insisted the young woman, picking up bits of the broken vase that were scattered upon the carpet. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew her breasts were admired by the boys in Santa Teresa del Mar. Finally, Madame Thibaut insisted that Felicia remove her skirt and panties. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

In his correspondence with the boatbuilder, he threatened to buy his equipment from an English supplier, demanded price concessions, and insisted on design modifications if he were to buy. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

To this day, my mother insists that I ran away from her at the Miami airport after we first left Cuba. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Manman had insisted that we arrive on a weekend so that I could start school the following Monday. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“The Witch in the woods? The one who insists that we sacrifice a baby every year or she will destroy us all?” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

But I insist that yesterday we fairly captured it.” Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

"Pardon, my lords, the king's steward insists . . ." The royal steward entered and bowed. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I cannot miss chorus practice because we are getting ready for the Easter pageant, I insist. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Malik insists that Jar Jar Binks should be a verb, adjective, and an adverb to describe whack stuff because Jar Jar Binks is the worst character in the Star Wars universe. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Yet Angelo insisted—he had fired at a different pig, a black one. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

"I don't know," she insisted, "I just don't think he went there." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

He wouldn’t allow a fixed catheter and insisted that they help him urinate each and every time he had to go. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Then tell me the thing or two you’ve learned by accident,” she insisted. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You may also have heard that faranji who insisted on trying their luck were executed, one and all.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Before we left our picnic site, Dad would insist that all of the sandwich wrappings and other trash be carefully gathered, stowed in the lunch box, and brought home for disposal. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Immediately upon being informed of the hay cart incident, the Abbot had insisted upon calling a special council meeting of all Redwall creatures. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Galileo’s first venture into astronomy was to insist that parallax measurements proved that the nova of 1604 was in the heavens, and this was still an argument of fundamental importance to him in 1632. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Unlike any other aid recipient in the world, North Korea’s government insisted on sole authority for transporting donated food. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

A fire station, she had insisted, she’d left the baby at a fire station. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Aristotle had denied that the colour yellow is really present in the rainbow, and had identified only three colours; Theodoric insisted that yellow was a fourth colour in the rainbow. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to sleep at all, but in the end, she insisted on it. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The prison authorities refused permission for me to go, which nettled the nurses, and as a result, they decided to hold their party in my room, insisting they could not have their party without me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man insisted he lived in Idaho, even though Rindlisbacher had pulled him over twice locally, in Logan. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

One of the opposition leaders, a forty-one-year-old professor, later said it was his thirteen-year- old daughter who insisted he attend the protest, despite his fear. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

All through the tour, he insisted Annabeth hold his hand, which she didn't look too thrilled about. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“All the same,” he insisted obstinately, “Othello’s good, Othello’s better than those feelies.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was the one who insisted upon your father. I thought he was an up-and-coming preacher. A man with his wealth, with his connections—I thought he would rise like a star in Maine.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

She would have kept her eyes trained on Maxine’s plate, insisting she have seconds and then thirds. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It appeared that amidst the chaos outside, the Germans were preparing and insisting on a very orderly boarding process. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

With his gentle demeanor, Gandhi seemed the very personification of nonviolence, and he insisted that the campaign be run along identical lines to that of his father’s in India. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I tried to warn you,” she insists again. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Mom insisted on buying lots of clothes at Old Navy, not just for Hadley, but also for me. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

And even then the government insisted on making the payments in the form of clothing and food rations. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

And her people, insisted Fujiko, were Japanese—the events of the past months had proved it so; why else had their father been arrested? Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Bob has a plan to reach the Doors of Death,” she insisted. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The whole point of Vesalius’s Fabric is to insist that the evidence of one’s senses must take priority over Galen’s text. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Don’t stop now,” he insisted, serving them again, and again, and again, and again, and again. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“But it did look like it had no head,” Jojo insisted. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Claudia, a stickler for cleanliness, had insisted that she and her brother take a bath in the museum’s fountain late at night. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Although Nixon insisted that this was not an invasion of Cambodia but just a military operation, the announcement galvanized the antiwar movement. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

But my agent keeps insisting that many actors go through moments like these before they land supporting and lead roles. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The Gryffindor party ended only when Professor McGonagall turned up in her tartan dressing gown and hair net at one in the morning, to insist that they all go to bed. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Honestly, I’m not hungry,” I insisted, looking up to scrutinize his face. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“This guy’s got the finest lady friends you’ve ever seen,” I insist, putting on a half pout. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was she who had insisted he go to Baltimore. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Bono insisted that I must leave him; officers now strode among us, calling out for us to form. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

At that point my father was still insisting that everything would miraculously work itself out. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Jeffrey insisted on coming with me into the band room, which was his right, since the concert was for him. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Why do you insist on being such a jerk, man?" When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“I insist upon resubmitting the names of the rest of my students,” said Karkaroff. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She went out with two boys before meeting Carl and insisted on their politeness and reserve. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

As they walk around the courtyard, Poppet insists he try a spiced cocoa that is both wonderfully warming and slightly painful. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She stopped and wanted to insist upon my taking my shoes; but I would not. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Papá insisted on our being respectful and respected. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

She still insists on renting slasher films, demon movies. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He insisted for a time and then went away.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

"But it's so hot," insisted Daisy, on the verge of tears, "And everything's so confused. Let's all go to town!" The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Addressing the jurors as “gentlemen,” he insisted, “I never devised a scheme to have Roan killed. I also never desired his death.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I thought that maybe I was underdressed, with my nice jeans and polo shirt, but my mom insisted I looked fine. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

They tried to take Mareth on a stretcher, but he brushed them off and insisted on helping to carry his bat inside. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mother insisted I drink more, even when I felt I couldn’t. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Joseph insisted on carrying each boy downstairs by himself, whispering while he tried to massage the pain from his sons’ heads. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She brought half of the cup to her mom, who refused it and insisted that Hali drink it all. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I was the one who insisted we buy it, despite its location. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lenina did her best to stop the ears of her mind; but every now and then a phrase would insist on becoming audible. “. . . to try the effect of arresting my impulses,” she heard him say. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She refused to tell him Wednesday’s room number, and insisted on telephoning Wednesday on the house phone to let him know his guest was here. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The only person who insisted on visiting regularly was Garvey, the stocky youth probation officer, who stopped by the detention center almost daily. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

But Roosevelt insisted, as they heard an ominous roar in the distance. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

He insisted that White had made a mistake. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Why was he insisting that she was alive, taking me on this search and breaking my heart all over again? How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

It was as simple as that we forbade, she insisted, we lost. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

And upon Elizabeth’s seeming really, with vexed and embarrassed looks, about to escape, she added: “Lizzy, I insist upon your staying and hearing Mr. Collins.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“I see she has a passionate nature. No doubt she continues to he,” insists Durufle. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Dad is helping Malia look for a sparkly rainbow headband that she insists on wearing when I say goodbye. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Pardies replied, insisting he had not used the word ‘out of any disrespect’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“They owe their skill to me,” he insisted. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Water, they insisted, was not simply transparent: a sphere of water would cast a shadow, and no such shadow was to be seen. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The doorman, in a blue uniform with gold piping, hurried out from under the awning and insisted on carrying the milk crates into the lobby. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Why had he insisted on being the one to make this climb? Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Why didn’t I stay with Andrius or insist he come back with us? Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Most of Twig’s egg drop designs ended up being impossible to create, which was pretty unsurprising, but she insisted on making as many as she could and testing those out. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I was the one hurting her, insisting she be free. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he was silent I insisted: “I have a right to know everything that pertains to the experiment, and that includes my future.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

This is what Pythagoras meant when he insisted, “All is number.” Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The Romans bivouacked next to the strawberry fields, where they insisted on building their standard field camp. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I was sure she was happy that she’d insisted on one last Christmas with our grandpa. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Although Roosevelt respected Rondon, he disagreed with him, insisting that the Americans’ food rations now be divided evenly among everyone despite the fact that they were already low. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

The girls all cried, especially the little one, clutching onto my skirts, Doña Laura weeping so hard into her handkerchief that I insisted on going back to her bureau and getting her a fresh one. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“Have it yore way, but it’s a waste a-time,” Grandpa insisted. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

A Russian minister, Sergei Pavlov, head of the State Sports Committee, had cabled Spassky, furiously insisting that he return home to Moscow. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“It didn’t stop him from living,” his mother insisted. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“No,” she insisted, putting the bottle back in the open cooler. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

A good essay, Mrs. Lieberman had insisted, was what she needed to set herself apart from the pack. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then Laney insisted on rummaging through the silverware drawer for her special soup spoon. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He’d insisted that all questions be submitted to him in advance, and he sifted through the cards searching for those he chose to answer. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I thought for sure we’d take the exam on a computer like we do when we practice, but they insist that this is tradition. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He’s been more like a very demanding trainer, always pushing, always insisting Haymitch and I run faster, eat more, know our enemy better. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

It's rather funny to remember now, but you know, only this time a year ago, you were still insisting you were going to resign. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

In order to justify this, proponents of this position insist that evidence is never discovered: it is always ‘constructed’ within a particular social community. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

For safety’s sake, a responsible guide will always insist on calling the shots—he or she simply can’t afford to let each client make important decisions independently. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Gramps insisted on being with her while she underwent tests, though an intern had tried to dissuade him. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Margaret said, “On the rare occasion when I was requested to change Connor’s nappy, his mother always insisted that I clean all his little bits and pieces.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d tried to insist that they call a specialist or sign Dad up for some physical therapy, but they—my dad, primarily—didn’t want to hear any of it. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But the philosophers themselves disliked this penchant for telling tales and insisted upon their own, much plainer history. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Did Chandresh really insist that all the fire in the circus be white so it would match the color scheme?” she asks after a moment. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

We spent hours putting together our contraptions and didn’t get home until late last night, but I insisted we get back to school bright and early this morning—despite it being a Saturday. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I even insist she take my sleeping bag, in case it's not possible to rendezvous by nightfall. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Alex, speaking for the Ministry of Justice, insisted that the prisons were the core problem; they had over half of the TB cases in Russia and certainly most of the drug-resistant ones. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

He insisted they were, and families had to eat together, he said. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“That’s all the information there was on the Ibo religion,” I insist. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Afterward, an older married couple approached me and insisted that they had to help Charlie. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I don’t even like milk, but I always end up drinking it at Twig’s house because Hélène insists “ze bones must grow, ze bones must grow,” and it’s impossible to resist. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The returning student had recently come through a difficult divorce, and because her pain was significant, she wrongly insisted that her writing was significant as well. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“No,” he insists, pressing his hands over my shoulders and leading me to my almost-finished painting. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Two of our Basques came in and insisted on buying a drink. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

‘It’s your spit that makes a Gobstopper change colour,’ he kept insisting. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Du Bois didn't completely reject the economic path set out by Washington—but he insisted that commerce alone wouldn’t achieve the ultimate ends both he and Washington wanted: the full liberation of their people. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He’d probably insisted that his avatar be the first to obtain the Copper Key and clear the gate. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He insists on treating me—and he looks so pleased with himself that I don’t even protest. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“No,” she insisted, kneeling up to face me. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I want to speak to Daisy alone," he insisted. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

People may be able to take solace from it, but it’s clear that the statement is not falsifiable and hence, as the English philosopher Karl Popper has insisted, not part of science. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

After Omakayas had taken the first taste, Tallow insisted that she drink until she couldn’t fit in another drop. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

That takes up a whole page in our notebook because Sara insists on making little drawings of each ingredient. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

No one in the setdement knew exacdy what had happened, but Lana had insisted from the start that care needed to be taken in case they were dealing with something contagious. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Once high school was finished, my parents insisted that I go to the States for college — and given the state of the universities in Congo, I agreed. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I doubt she gets around, as old and sickly as she is,” Ma Charles insisted. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

You disposed of it after the fact, they insisted. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

When the camp had been liberated in 1945, Gitl weighed only seventy-three pounds because she had insisted on sharing her rations with the children. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think he expects me to object and insist on more swordplay, but I am too tired to even think of it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“You better come on, out of this,” his father insisted. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t kill yourself for a foolish dream,” Uncle insisted. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once, nearly two years ago, Maribel had insisted on painting her fingernails black. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I wanted to stay across the alley in the garage, which would be good because it is dark back there, but Pattie insisted I be where she can see me. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I would insist to an inmate who’d given himself the larger, milk-size cup of juice, as though he had shorted me ten dollars in change for a twenty. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would go to Hunt Correctional Center and insist she see him. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Fischer insisted—and rightly so—that only he could say what disturbed him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She insisted on absolute privacy, excellent school grades, and trusted no outsiders of either race. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I had called him, he had insisted on coming out to meet us. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“It was not an accident,” he insisted, “and I had not been drinking!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandpa soon let everybody know that the contagious period was over and insisted on going to ride with her. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She stared right back at him, for once grateful that Von Marsh insisted on calling her the wrong name. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Soviet player David Bronstein asked for a glass of lemon juice—no, not lemonade, but real lemon juice, he insisted—which he downed in what looked like one gulp. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes, you are. I know you are,” he insists, reading my thoughts. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

I insisted that the warder who had beaten Ganya be removed from the island. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Holly had white everything on her bed—sheets, comforter, pillowcases—because she had insisted on dark purple walls. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

That, Alice told me about later—how he demanded that everything used on me be clean, how he insisted on the deep ugly wound in my side—the scratch—being carefully cleaned and bandaged. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Slavery is not the same as rain,” she insisted. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Somewhere in Los Angeles there’s a palm tree who insists on being called Karma, but you know how Californians can be. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Why does she insist on being an outcast? Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“Albie,” Calista said, and her voice was very serious, “I insist that you watch fifteen more minutes of television right this very second. Unless . . She tapped her chin again. “ Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

We worked in teams of two or three, and I knew something was different when Frankie insisted on going into the house alone. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He acknowledged that the random violence and careening course of the French Revolution were lamentable developments, but he insisted they were merely a passing chapter in the larger story of triumphant global revolution. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

But Hornet insisted, “Definitely not! So stop worrying!” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

You can’t be a modem woman and insist on the old sentimentalities. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Craig, meanwhile, insisted that Dad would want something basic—modest and practical and nothing more. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He was offered membership in Phi Beta Kappa but declined, insisting that titles and honors are irrelevant. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d insisted something was bothering him, but Frank hadn’t thought much of it until now. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I say we take Smith down now!” my uncle insists. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

His perfectionism seemed absolute, even when they took walks to other villages and he insisted on quizzing her about the Latin names of plants they saw. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Others insisted that the dragon had carried her off to devour her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, try not to wear the earmuffs too much,” Mom insists. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Miss Peregrine insisted that I wash off the bog mud before sitting down to dinner, and asked Emma to run me a bath. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

We talk about how his life is more hectic than ever—he now receives two hundred emails a day—yet he insists he can juggle the ever-expanding load and that he isn’t burned out. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Although Olmsted himself preferred the northernmost site, he insisted Jackson Park could work and “produce results of a pleasingly becoming character, such as have not hitherto been aimed at in World’s Fairs.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“It seems you insist on me visiting you, Va-njuzu” she said bitterly as she wrestled the heavy boat over the rocks. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He insisted Ashish had gone all Coach Taylor/Friday Night Lights on them. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Reyburn later revealed that Bliss insisted on upbeat medical bulletins—even if they misrepresented the president's health. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

But Lyddie’s head pounded too much for her to insist that they take her up still another flight of stairs. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to discourage Roberto from dating her by insisting that she be home by midnight. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Another time, he brought a two-foot-long grass-snake into class and insisted that every boy should handle it in order to cure us for ever, as he said, of a fear of snakes. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

A glorious moment was coming, my chest insisted, and even the fact that I myself would have no part in it—a member of the race God cursed, according to the Shaper’s tale—was trifling. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

To my surprise, however, once we had finished interviewing the girl, Miss Kenton began to insist we take her on. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

In insisting these were the only tools required Galileo was dismissing Aristotelian logic as an irrelevance. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

When Lynn returned from the hospital a couple of days later, my mother insisted that she was basically fine. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“We must meet today or never,” Grandma insisted.“Who has such an urgent need?” the resonant voice inquired. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“Keep talking. Tell them about watching the mountain go down,” Haymitch insists. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Even though Baba was a manager at the gas station, the owner hadn’t offered him health insurance, and Baba, in his reckless­ness, hadn’t insisted. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Now that little Dallben’s gone, and found himself a beard, too, the place isn’t half as cheery as it used to be. We wouldn’t change you into a toad—unless you insisted on it.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it would have driven away the dark thoughts that insisted on coming into her mind. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She trapped herself, she marched into the labyrinth of her own construction, and was too young, too awestruck, too keen to please, to insist on making her own way back. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

But I couldn’t turn down the coffee, and knew that even if I tried, Mr. Ray would’ve insisted and probably said something like “Today you become a man,” or some mess like that. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Lemoncello insists that everybody be given balloons and cake. Cake has no place in a library. Frosting is sticky. Sticky fingers damage books.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

But I insisted, and so the thumping twangy bass noise resumed, and over it, a light baritone chanting in Caribbean patois to the rhythms of a nursery rhyme, or a playground skipping-rope jingle. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Now she was insisting that her data told her DNA was not a helix. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

After an hour, when no other guests had arrived, Conrad insisted we begin eating. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ceremony took only a minute or so because Archie insisted on getting it over quickly before anyone knew what was going on. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I insist. The more Poe you read, the more familiar his language will be.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

But last night I pouted when Mother insisted one of my brothers must rise first this morning to bless our house because only male feet can bring luck. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

My parents would linger, inquire after Kareem’s parents, demand that we stay and chat over a cup of chai while insisting that the restaurant would hold our reservation. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“We can get them then, easy,” insisted someone. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Savery insisted that the float/piston would produce too much friction to be workable. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Eat, eat,” she insisted, her arms deep in dough. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

But she insisted upon a small tax on tea. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Palmer, acting put out with his parents, kept insisting he was not allowed to have visitors upstairs. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

The Russians insisted that a lighting fixture above the stage be taken apart to see if there was an electronic device hidden there that might be affecting Spassky’s play. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Hearing that I was at the stadium to promote fitness, he insisted on doing push-ups with me in front of a cheering pack of kids. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

My face is still swollen, and I insist that I can’t possibly go to school. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Leona, insisted on Spanish and refused to answer when we said “Mrs.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Much to Bobby’s consternation, Regina insisted that he have a psychological evaluation to determine whether something could or should be done to temper his relentless preoccupation with the game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

They insisted that she remain in sight at all times, although they trailed a little behind her. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid I must insist!” said Mr. Beaver. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The more she practices, the sooner she'll be back into her native tongue, the aunts insist. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“Many coattails were wrinkled by Sandy Pittman latching on to them,” says a former business associate of Mr. Pittman who insisted on anonymity. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

They’d been out to the ruins a few more times, and Shay always insisted on setting off a sparkler, but David had never showed. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

As much as she hated to spend the money, on her first payday, Lyddie insisted on giving Betsy a full ten cents to help with Oliver’s rent. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe he’d been wrong to argue, to insist that his own reasons were the things that mattered most. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Still, it rattled her to have someone else insist The Gold-Bug was his or hers. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Rashid shook his head and tried to step away from Z, but Z held on to his shoulder as Rashid insisted, “You owe me nothing. I only did what anyone would do.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“I always demand a show of respect. Before I let my victims leave, I insist that they wash my feet.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Papa insisted we call it the host because “host” came close to capturing the essence, the sacredness, of Christ’s body. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

When she learned that I took the public bus home from school, she insisted on picking me up every day. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

The fairy had saved both their lives and yet he insisted on holding her to ransom. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

But I felt they were insisting too much on separating me from my dad. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

“He told me that he knows where the Whitechapel Club is, but he insists on taking me there. We plan to go tonight.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“But I can take care of my own dog,” insists Norma. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Others insisted that Renly had killed the king in a drunken quarrel between brothers. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Concerning the private affairs of his subjects, he must insist that his decisions be irrevocable. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

And yet there were days when Boori Ma insisted that she had come to Calcutta on a bullock cart. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“You could have died of pneumonia!” she insists, and plugs in a Conair dryer that blows out the lights in the living room. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Basil insisted on taking Constance to the infirmary to have her wounds treated. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you’ll still be here when I get back,” she insisted after our seventeenth hug. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

"I was a foot from him," Brick insists. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Later, after dinner, I served them liquor in fancy crystal glasses and they insisted I join them. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sir Winston insisted the Lord High Chancellor try to improve the efficiency of the courts. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some part of me still insisted this wasn’t happening. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“The storm will end today,” one of the surviving stableboys was insisting loudly. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The company insisted that it wasn’t in the mining business, and thus did not need a lease from the Osage. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The bull did not insist under the iron. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Maria stood her ground in the doorway, insisting, “But I don’t have to.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gran insisted that it was our way of showing respect. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

When I said I couldn’t get away, he called me a thousand times that day insisting he had to see me or something awful would happen. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The walls were fairly simple—there had to be at least two full walls, plus part of a third, even though Babulya always insisted on four full walls. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

It was for this reason that Alice Paul insisted that the National Association of Colored Women march separately in the 1913 demonstration in Washington, DC, behind all the state delegations. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

If only I had resisted being shifted downtown I would now have enough support in the community to insist that they reveal themselves. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps not. But if you insist on leaving here, then I insist you never return.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Hitler is winning and needs our labor elsewhere, insisted other prisoners. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“We didn’t take it, Dad. I know we didn’t,” I insisted, hurt because I’m good about putting things back. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“You have access,” Ash insisted, loosening the last of the laces. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

In theory, they would chat, make their apologies, agree to respect the boundaries of Fifth Harbor, then all head out to find a drink together—at least that’s what Per Haskell had insisted. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She says that her husband had insisted on putting her name on the mailbox, her voice on the answering machine. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Fiona insisted that I be treated overseas for the best care. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

How much food would be brought to market if he insisted that only preplague prices be charged? An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

She insisted on escorting us to the rest room and the cafeteria, and we thanked her. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just a little cold, like I said,” Billy insisted. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But,” the boy insisted, “but in between? No one knows?” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had insisted Grandma learn to use a gun to protect herself because they had lived in an isolated area in the early years of their marriage. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joel insists on slaughtering chickens on the farm. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“El Patron insists that you be educated and live, as nearly as possible, a normal life. The problem is, no private teacher wants to teach a clone. And so the Alacrans got an eejit.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I told Greg he didn’t have to come but he insisted on seeing his grandmother,” Mama lied. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, one woman does leave for what she insists is a better job—working the counter at a Dunkin’ Donuts. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to hurt you I” the chaplain insisted with a rising hint of exasperation, even though he was still rooted to the spot. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The drink must be hot to warm a man properly, the Lord Commander insisted, but the wine must never be allowed to come to a boil. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He insisted she shop at an expensive department store in Chicago, where everything cost more than she wanted to spend, but when she complained, she got nowhere. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The Xi stopped only to allow their human charges to relieve themselves, and they would have continued without further pause until Con insisted that they be allowed to rest their horses and to eat. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Those who held that Copernicanism was literally true, however, insisted that in this case the truth of the hypothesis mattered. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He insisted that this would never happen, he would never get taken by a dragon, and he most certainly did not need rescuing, for he was Jack, Prince of Eternity. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

But even she insisted, “I want you to underline in red that it was the cherished dream of the girls to liberate the land, but none of us wanted to fight—to kill.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Most likely Maurice and Rosy were right in insisting that they were looking at the Na+ salt of DNA. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“We can always leave if that happens. Come on, just once,” I insisted. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Someone has to make sure there are at least a few of us with good sense along. Marshes! Ugh! If you insist on making fools of yourselves, I wish you’d picked a drier way.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I will throw myself at the bishop’s mercy and insist that I am sinless in this matter. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

As a secretary, my mom was bringing home more money than anyone else, and my grandmother insisted it all go to the family. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Most of the training is repetitive, but Met Bong insists that only when the movements become automatic will we be able to fight well. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He insisted that the doctors in Lahore share all his test results with him, spoke to them on the phone daily, and almost seemed to be managing everything from over here. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

"Cods make uncertain allies at best," the old man insisted, "and that one has no power here." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She knew he was working in low light, by touch alone, in those cursed leather gloves he always insisted on wearing, but Inej didn’t think that was why he seemed so agitated. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“I mean, a joke is a joke—” “I can ride that horse,” Herbie insisted matter-of-factly, and suddenly he had never felt so cool and collected in his life. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some botanical purists still insist on spelling it wistaria. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Especially with the prodemocracy groups demonstrating, calling for a government investigation into Papa’s death, insisting that the old regime killed him. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

‘I am going where I please, and in my own time. I happen to be going to Bag End on business, but if you insist on going too, well that is your affair.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Trust him, but never believe him. Have seconds. Thirds. Miriam would insist.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Even though Tantalus had insisted we forget trying to protect the camp, some of the campers had quiedy kept it up, working out a schedule during our free times. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“What number you want to play?” he insisted. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t care if it’s one dollar or a million,” Annie insisted. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

During the rebuild, Dad wanted to include pieces of the house they’d lost, so he insisted on using all the intact bricks he’d managed to save when they cleared the rubble. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Then she goes over all the rules again and insists that we sit down for 10 minutes and think about it. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The king and Joinville sat in the back of the first cart, and the king insisted that Michelangelo and the children ride with him. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“We tried,” his parents explain to friends and relatives who ask why their son lacks a good name, “but he would only respond to Gogol. The school insisted.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Everything will be fine, he insists, and besides, he can’t go back: there will be some urgent situation he won’t be able to turn down and thus he will be further delayed. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

If so, why did Rasheed insist that she cover when he thought nothing of looking at the private areas of other men’s wives and sisters? A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Like the Augurey insists—the future is ours to make—so here I am, making a future—with you. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

She insists I lay on my back for three years crying for Leah to stay close and play with me, until finally one day without prelude I rolled off the couch and limped after her. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I expected them to drop me at the curb, but Dad insisted that they walk with me through the airport. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

In fact, Toby, who always had to be right in the middle of everything, insisted right away that he and Ken—Horemheb, that is—were going to be the high priests of Anubis. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no time to wait for my mother, so Madam Maryam, who had arrived at the hospital soon after my father, insisted on coming in case I needed a womans help. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

If her husband insisted she speak in Spanish to the girls so they wouldn't forget their native tongue, she'd snap, "When in Rome, do unto the Romans." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Poor tyrannical Rachel keeps trying to build a big-sister career upon a slim sixteen-month seniority, insisting that we respect her as our elder. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite my many protests of a weak stomach, Mom argued that we couldn’t afford takeout and insisted we tough it out. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“But you must try not to think of that,” Major Danby insisted. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The Flanders and Swann song “The Reluctant Cannibal” tells the story of a young member of a cannibal tribe who refuses his dinner, insisting that “eating people is wrong.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Spend time talking. You our guest,” she insists. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I offer my stool to Matilde, but she insists, “No, stay there.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both Thomas and Commander Jameson had insisted I wear something nice. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Some princes were tolerant and allowed freedom of worship; others insisted that all their subjects convert to the new flavour of the month or forfeit their property at once. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

It surprised me, how beautiful it kept on insisting on being. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I don’t,” I insist, then wonder if they believe it. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“We need this ban to protect us from tragic accidents in the future,” insisted Xenocrates. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

But he insisted that he was ready to row. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

When they questioned her, she insisted the money had nothing to do with spies. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“When the missionaries first came, they didn’t think Igbo names were good enough. They insisted that people take English names to be baptized. Shouldn’t we be moving ahead?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Ash shrugged and went to deliver the message, but her stepmother insisted that she bring Ana a boiled egg and some tea. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He didn’t say. But he insisted it was she who wrote on my cross.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Emma insisted that Charles have another water cure and that they should also give Horace some treatment, for he was still sickly. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neeley, wearing his new spats, manfully insisted on carrying the baby. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There are special circumstances in this case,” Mrs. Jarzab insisted, and tapped the top of my file. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her father had insisted on giving the children cow’s milk, with the result that Theresa turned out a giantess — five seven! Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She won’t take naps in the afternoon, insists on walking to the corner store. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

But if, as he forever insisted, the Alien and Sedition Acts never enjoyed his enthusiastic support, Abigail’s unequivocal endorsement of the legislation almost surely tilted the decision toward the affirmative. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Some philosophers and nearly all anthropologists agreed: standards of rationality were, they insisted, local and highly variable. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I should have returned immediately and insisted on seeing her, but I was too confused. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even the mystery of the silver doe, which the other two insisted on discussing, seemed less important to Harry now, a vaguely interesting sideshow. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“He insisted on turning the power on,” Lua tells me, and when I look at him, Jessie’s smile is the biggest and the best. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The dentist couldn’t find any problem, but Lemon kept insisting, so the man finally shrugged and shot in the Novocain and yanked out a perfectly good tooth. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama insisted on spending the night in the hospital. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

She insisted, however, that his ambition never impaired his character and never distracted him from his role as husband and eventually father. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

It was a practical and effective school of medicine, which Hippocrates insisted had to be based on the contemporary equivalent of physics and chemistry.' Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even years later, Mrs. Richardson would insist that that digging into Mia’s past was nothing more than justified retribution for the trouble Mia had stirred up. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She was really too weak to go out, but still her office had called to insist that she come. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the show, one doctor is trying to save this woman’s life but the woman keeps insisting that she has nothing left to live for. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Benji had only gotten four hours of sleep last night and didn’t have the energy for a breakfast meeting, but his mom had insisted. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry, I’ll fix you something better than aspirins,” she insisted quietly, shuffling determinedly out of the room. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would have pleaded illness, but I knew that Falconer would brook no excuse short of my writing hand being lopped off—and even then he would probably insist that I transcribe left-handed. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z