assertion
Example Sentences
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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
The stock’s decline also dovetails with a U.S. government appeal of a federal court ruling in September of 2024 that rejected tougher remedies to the assertion that it holds a monopoly in online search.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
The editorial cites an assertion by American Enterprise Institute senior fellow Roger Pielke Jr. that parts of the chapter were ghost written by our colleague Michael Burger.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
That simple assertion touches on a sensitive issue for both the conservative and liberal wings of the court.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
The useless assertion that she "tried"? What am I to do with this mess of tears and rouge at my feet?
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
Vocabulary lists containing assertion
The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 6
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"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
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