assertive

Example Sentences

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It has a faint, almost red-hot intensity; it’s not aggressive, but assertive.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

Offsetting his vocals were his assertive bass lines, the driving guitars of Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson, and the pounding drums of Brian Downey.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

It looks like the opening chapter of a more assertive Tokyo — and that it is unlikely to end here.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

But over time as social norms changed, so did attitudes toward assertive female Horses.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

She had faith that this assertive but peaceful protest would help women win the federal suffrage amendment in the shortest time possible.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling