averring
Example Sentences
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What did that even mean?—something akin to the counsel averring that “there is no sky.”
From Slate • Oct. 30, 2017
I’ve heard from more than one reader over the years averring that an orchestra’s role is simply to play the music of Beethoven, Brahms and their ilk: Forget contemporary stuff, much less diversity.
From Washington Post • Jun. 13, 2016
The prosecutors kept the Bible out of discussion by averring that the Bible did not constitute the rule of faith except as interpreted by the Church.
From Time Magazine Archive
U. S. delegates protested against theft of exclusive news, scoops and beats, averring that the newspaper which discovers news first should have the sole right, for the day at least, to print the news.
From Time Magazine Archive
Pitt took their side, averring that sport was a relaxation well suited to the higher Orders of State, but likely to entice farmers away "from more serious and useful occupations."
From William Pitt and the Great War by Rose, John Holland
