assertive

Example Sentences

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It has a faint, almost red-hot intensity; it’s not aggressive, but assertive.

From Salon

It marked the latest victory in Turkey's increasingly assertive push to recover antiquities illegally taken abroad -- a campaign supported by a newly-developed AI tool for identifying cultural assets of Turkish origin.

From Barron's

The US security umbrella is particularly relevant in the face of an increasingly assertive China.

From Barron's

Docter was the least assertive member of the braintrust, according to people who worked with him, and seemed happiest focusing on the emotional core of his own movies.

From The Wall Street Journal

It looks like the opening chapter of a more assertive Tokyo — and that it is unlikely to end here.

From BBC