- present tense form of aver (3rd person singular).
avers
Example Sentences
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“We can choose to live a passionate life,” he avers, “learning and growing far longer than we ever expected to.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
“I seen him ride,” one local avers, “and he ain’t no tenderfoot.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
At every turn, there’s a caress waiting, even if it’s a gambit for affection: “I got a lot on my mind, and I gotta share the pain,” Saint Levant avers.
From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2022
Twitter further avers that Tweets have a maximum length of 280 characters.
From The Verge ● Aug. 4, 2022
Commercial freedom he avers, instead of urging society toward a state of general misery, tends constantly to the progressive increase of the general abundance and well being.
From The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 by Various
