averment
Example Sentences
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Unless and until Utah impeaches his credibility, that averment is accepted by us descendants of the man.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Limitationist, more modest in averment, not having sufficient information to be positive, simply says he does not know.
From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) by George Jacob Holyoake
What truth there was in such averment may be gathered from the admirable letter in your impression of last Saturday from the young American to Lord Lyttelton.
From The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion by Frederick Milnes Edge
"Had they?" said Reuben, thoughtfully, pondering if there did not lie somewhere in this averment the basis for some new moral adjustment of his own conduct.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865 by Various
Joseph, feeling his indebtedness to Potiphar, contents himself with the simple averment that he himself is innocent.
From The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis by Marcus Dods
