assent

Example Sentences

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Proxy military groups stayed out of the June 2025 war, apparently with Tehran’s assent.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

It is expected to gain royal assent this week.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025

Disarmament there has frequently been conducted with Hezbollah’s assent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

They weren’t all that interested in talking politics—but I did get some slight nods of assent when Rogan popped up on screen and I called him a “weird guy.”

From Slate • Oct. 31, 2024

She just grunted her assent and said not to make a racket when he came home.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman