assertion

Example Sentences

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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

But she did not read that assertion aloud.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

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

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

An assertion is not worth making unless it is smothered in phrases like “it is worth noting,” “importantly,” or “generally speaking.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 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