affirmation
Example Sentences
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During those beginning months, you are still in “arrival mode” and looking everywhere for affirmation that you made the right decision.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026
But NPR chief executive Katherine Maher celebrated the ruling as a "decisive affirmation of the rights of a free and independent press."
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
Life Boat is a simple affirmation of hope, set to a trancey house beat that shows Raye could still churn out a four-to-the-floor banger if she wanted.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
I grew to love places like that, places where I could get affirmation for just speaking Mandarin without an accent, where I was still allowed back simply because I didn’t draw attention to myself.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
Chris smiled and sort of nodded, a response that Walt and Billie took as an affirmation that he would visit them in Annandale before the summer was out, and then they said their good-byes.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
Vocabulary lists containing affirmation
The Bill of Rights
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The Constitution of the United States
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The Devil's Arithmetic
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