assert

Example Sentences

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“Actual medical providers understand the real need for this care,” asserted Liza Brazzle.

From Salon

Soon after, she asserted a right to a share of the estate and demanded a formal DNA test to prove McGuire was her father.

From The Wall Street Journal

Much to the fans' delight, he asserted himself in the opening round, snapping a jab to the body before ripping in stinging uppercuts that clearly troubled TKV.

From BBC

EU officials have asserted that the risks for Belgium of a successful legal challenge are small -- an argument rebutted by the straight-talking De Wever.

From Barron's

But the special master appointed to oversee the sale preferred Elliott’s because it included a settlement with bondholders who asserted collateral rights over Citgo.

From The Wall Street Journal