assert

Example Sentences

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"There won't be any operations if you treat us with respect, if you respect our interests just as we've always tried to respect yours," he asserted.

From BBC

In June, a U.K. tribunal upheld External link the ban; Staley asserted during the public trial that his relationship with Epstein was professional.

From Barron's

Ms. Kuin asserts, on thin grounds, that “Diogenes is the most likely candidate for belonging to this group of opponents of slavery.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Artists asserting Jewish identities may also have only slight acquaintance with their history or significance.

From The Wall Street Journal

Is this the out-of-touch old guard asserting authority, or a young person’s reckless, impulsive mistake?

From Salon