assertion

Example Sentences

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"The assertion that some crimes against humanity are less severe than others objectively diminishes the suffering of countless victims and survivors of other atrocities throughout history," he argued.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

In a filing, the Justice Department accepted a court’s appointment of Robert Frazer as head of New Jersey’s U.S. attorney’s office, an abrupt reversal of its assertion that courts have no such power.

From Slate • Mar. 24, 2026

You might roll your eyes at the quasi-hippie assertion, but 100 pages later, you will nod your head sagely in agreement.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

There’s a lot of data that backs this assertion up.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

“Felix cannot tell you if you’ll make the team. An assertion can only be true or false in the past or present. Anything in the future is technically indeterminate.”

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty