assertive

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, Papperger’s assertive style has irked officials and some U.S. executives who have joined with the German business as a way to tap the booming European market.

From The Wall Street Journal

Aged in stainless steel and neutral oak, it’s dry and well-balanced, with a bright but not overly assertive acidity, deft minerality and pleasingly delicate persistence in the mouth.

From The Wall Street Journal

"But under the surface, we were beginning to sense a much more assertive China."

From BBC

As yet another hack against a major U.S. company unfolds, it is about time policymakers consider a more assertive shift on China as part of its response.

From Barron's

Since she fled to India -- defying extradition orders to attend her crimes against humanity trial -- Islamist groups have grown increasingly assertive.

From Barron's