assertive
Example Sentences
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This means that -- at least for now -- there will be no such vessel in the region, a boon for an assertive China.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
They’re all about assertive fonts and logos and taglines, because they want to convey seriousness and reliability.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Muenster is less assertive but more accommodating: its mild butteriness stands beside the sauce without competing, and it softens agreeably in summer warmth without becoming stringy or oily.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
Hoyte van Hoytema’s Imax-framed cinematography is assertive and present, rocking with the stormy waves and peering into the torch-lit darkness where the color palette is as starkly orange and black as an ancient Greek urn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Decisions and Framing Questions Judy is thirty-three, unmarried, and quite assertive.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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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