asserted

Example Sentences

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As Alito asserted, “Social change has occurred throughout the country and particularly in the South.”

From Slate • May 5, 2026

In a note to clients, Huynh asserted the initial bout of market panic was an overreaction.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Brooks decided to resign as a matter of honor, although he asserted that the House had no right to punish him since the caning had been a personal matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Regarding the one count of discharging a firearm, Allen’s attorneys wrote that the government “has not asserted that Mr. Allen ever fired any of the recovered weapons.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Michael and I put a petition together that asserted all of these claims, including police and prosecutorial misconduct, and filed it in the Monroe County Circuit Court.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson