asseveration
Example Sentences
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Peter could have made no stronger asseveration; for he highly valued the long appendage to his bushy head, and of all creatures he hated cats.
From I've Been Thinking; or, the Secret of Success by Azel Stevens Roe
Now did not you deny in the Tower unto me with earnest asseveration, that you had not any conference with Hall, until the witness was produced against you, and then you confessed it?
From The Condition of Catholics Under James I. by John Gerard
In her heart of hearts Blanche could not say that Cazalet had the best of the argument, except, indeed, in the matter of heated emphasis and scornful asseveration.
From The Thousandth Woman by Ernest W. Hornung
Thus, quietly, and with this force of earnest asseveration, does the largest and most palpable lie leap out of the Palmer's lips.
From The Century of Columbus by James J. Walsh
If Hubert was stung by this asseveration, he did not show it.
From A Life Sentence A Novel by Adeline Sergeant
