assertion

Example Sentences

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The 1959 Antarctic Treaty froze existing territorial claims and prohibited the assertion of new claims “while the present Treaty is in force.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Here is where I’m required to offer a throat-clearing assertion that everyone else’s marriage is a mystery, and that we can never know the depths of love or loathing from the outside.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

This reinforces our assertion that investors, including market makers and oil traders, have no idea how to price oil to reflect war risks.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

"The assertion that some crimes against humanity are less severe than others objectively diminishes the suffering of countless victims and survivors of other atrocities throughout history," he argued.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

To Caroline’s assertion of her brother’s being partial to Miss Darcy she paid no credit.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen