assertive
Example Sentences
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Affordability “is a problem across the state and it’s something that I think we have to be more assertive about,” said City Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera, who proposed the legislation for the tax.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
It has a faint, almost red-hot intensity; it’s not aggressive, but assertive.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026
It marked the latest victory in Turkey's increasingly assertive push to recover antiquities illegally taken abroad -- a campaign supported by a newly-developed AI tool for identifying cultural assets of Turkish origin.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
Docter was the least assertive member of the braintrust, according to people who worked with him, and seemed happiest focusing on the emotional core of his own movies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026
His shy, evasive manner of the day before had given way to a slightly more assertive stance.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Vocabulary lists containing assertive
ACT Reading Test: Words to Capture Tone, List 1
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Tone and Point of View, List 3
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