asserting
Example Sentences
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Here we meet Kelly Macdonald, suppressing her Scottish accent as tough but tender Sheriff Kerry, asserting her jurisdictional rights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Most of Wall Street’s midcap narratives boil down to nothing more than asserting that such stocks are neither too big nor too little but “just right.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
People have to get more comfortable with asserting things that they believe to be true about the Constitution, right?
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
Xi concentrated key policymaking powers into his own hands during his first two terms as party leader, asserting personal control over everything from economic planning to national security.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
In the years that followed, I failed her so many times, each time asserting my own will, my right to fall short of expectations.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
