assertive

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

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 • Mar. 7, 2026

Perhaps spurred on by Washington's assertive approach, there is some evidence that European partners are willing to take more robust action too.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

But over time as social norms changed, so did attitudes toward assertive female Horses.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

Rosy and Gosling were pugnaciously assertive: their future course of action would be unaffected by their fifty-mile excursion into adolescent blather.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson