- present tense form of aver (3rd person singular).
avers
Example Sentences
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“We can choose to live a passionate life,” he avers, “learning and growing far longer than we ever expected to.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
In 1981, he avers, there were no school shooters, no one was on meds, no one was a snowflake, security at LAX was lax and there was still a Tower Records on Ventura Boulevard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2023
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
Twitter avers that the Musk Parties declined to undertake any due diligence prior to signing the Merger Agreement.
From The Verge ● Aug. 4, 2022
"A constant series of disasters has confounded them," avers the witch-hating old divine.
From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Samuel Adams Drake
