Sentence examples for insisted incorrectly from inspiring English sources

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Ever since his dubious victory over Pacquiao, Bradley has insisted (incorrectly, but understandably) that he deserved it, and this insistence, in the eyes of many fans, made Bradley complicit in a great boxing scandal.

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He had resisted moving his headquarters to a nearby escarpment and incorrectly insisted his orders did not allow him this latitude.

The White House was forced to apologize late Tuesday after incorrectly insisting that it still had a Churchill bust on loan from the British government that in fact was sent back during the presidential transition between George W. Bush and Barack Obama.

It is often incorrectly assumed that he insisted that the rate of change must be constant, or nearly so, but even the first edition of On the Origin of Species states that "Species of different genera and classes have not changed at the same rate, or in the same degree.

In an emotional speech in court, Ahok said it was never his intention to cause any offence and insisted his comments were aimed at politicians "incorrectly" using the Qur'anic verse.

Trump has also incorrectly stated that, in New York City, "murders are up", which he insisted during a back-and-forth with Hillary Clinton at a debate.

He has no hacking skills, but used his media savvy to help promote and defend the group, and was often referred to (incorrectly, he insists) as the Anonymous spokesman.

Incorrectly believing the French to be five days ahead rather than two, Nelson insisted on a direct route to Alexandria without deviation.

New Haven's portion of the settlement comes to $200,000, but Robert A. Rhodes, the lawyer who handled the litigation, similarly insisted the settlement was not an admission that "anyone at the City of New Haven believes they acted incorrectly".

I insisted and insisted.

They insisted.

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