- present tense form of aver (3rd person singular).
avers
Example Sentences
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Stephen Carter, author and Yale law professor, avers that “Democracy demands dialogue and dialogue flows from disagreement.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
At every turn, there’s a caress waiting, even if it’s a gambit for affection: “I got a lot on my mind, and I gotta share the pain,” Saint Levant avers.
From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2022
Indeed, the great ecologist E. O. Wilson avers that to be effective in some scientific fields, it's actually best not to be too bright.
From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2022
Twitter avers that the Musk Parties declined to undertake any due diligence prior to signing the Merger Agreement.
From The Verge ● Aug. 4, 2022
In truth, we owe the preservation of the features which identify this romantic spot to the very hand which the author of "Crayon Miscellany" avers is "execrated by every poetic pilgrim."
From A Literary Pilgrimage Among the Haunts of Famous British Authors by Wolfe, Theodore F. (Theodore Frelinghuysen)
