- present tense form of assert (3rd person singular).
asserts
Example Sentences
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Court monitor Kellie Wasko’s report asserts that the government remained largely out of compliance with the court’s order.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Here, Fennell asserts that rape culture is our culture, that patriarchy and misogyny seep through the cracks of every single surface.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
Mr. Lederman bravely asserts a powerful indictment of institutional negligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Golden also asserts that Oxford and Travis were covering for the original suspect, Jeramy Roebuck.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
And when the U.S. government asserts that terrorists raise money by selling black-market cigarettes, that acts as a rather jarring moral incentive.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
