assertive
Example Sentences
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This means that -- at least for now -- there will be no such vessel in the region, a boon for an assertive China.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Muenster is less assertive but more accommodating: its mild butteriness stands beside the sauce without competing, and it softens agreeably in summer warmth without becoming stringy or oily.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
Hoyte van Hoytema’s Imax-framed cinematography is assertive and present, rocking with the stormy waves and peering into the torch-lit darkness where the color palette is as starkly orange and black as an ancient Greek urn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
China is rapidly building up its navy and is increasingly assertive in pressing its maritime claims with neighbors including Japan, the Philippines and Vietnam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
“Tano, my son. You’re right. You’ve been right about everything,” I say, trying to make my voice sound as assertive as possible.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Vocabulary lists containing assertive
ACT Reading Test: Words to Capture Tone, List 1
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Tone and Point of View, List 3
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