How to Use assert in a Sentence

assert

verb
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  • He asserted that there were spies in the government.
  • The boss was reluctant to assert his authority over his employees.
  • She asserted her independence from her parents by getting her own apartment.
  • The video does not assert that M1A1 Abrams tanks have been sent.
    — Molly Stellino, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Do not be afraid to assert yourself with the Sun in your eighth house.
    — Hilary Harley, SPIN, 1 June 2022
  • The June 23 lawsuit asserts that Torstrom knew King in high school.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2023
  • But time and again, when the Hoosiers failed to assert control over the game, the lack of help felt like a key reason why.
    — Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Feb. 2023
  • Just enough to assert its piquancy and hint at the dish’s roots.
    — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The roadmap asserts that these actions would create tens of thousands of new jobs.
    — Gwozniac, oregonlive, 12 Apr. 2023
  • From the opening bell, Joshua looked to assert himself on the sport’s newcomer.
    — Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 9 Mar. 2024
  • The field is set, and the Portland Thorns will once again have a chance to assert themselves among the top club soccer teams in the world this August.
    — oregonlive, 8 June 2022
  • The complaint then asserts that the nurse failed to record the encounter in the jail medical file for several days.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Kimmel asserted that Pugh’s mom once got high with Snoop Dogg, which turned out to be true.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2024
  • But there is still time to limit the damage, the scientists assert.
    — The Arizona Republic, 20 Mar. 2023
  • But once the novelty fades, some of the problems begin to assert themselves.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Balto asserts that the time has come for Congress to ensure less gaming of the system.
    — Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Junkanoo has been a space to connect and assert identity in the face of oppression.
    — Sasha C. Wells / Made By History, TIME, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Use this energy to assert your voice and share your ideas more boldly.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Use this energy to assert your voice and share your ideas more boldly.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2024
  • There are many other ways to assert your control that are far less abusive.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Third, the unions assert that fears of employment and unions destroying college sports run counter to the role played by unions in pro sports.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 June 2024
  • Democracy seats power in the will of the people, but that only works if the people assert their will.
    — Jennifer Lawrence, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2022
  • To their grave displeasure, even the elite were unable to assert control over the frenzy.
    — Sohini Desai, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2024
  • And with our epochal rains, some of these old bodies have risen to assert themselves again, which sounds like something out of H.P. Lovecraft.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2023
  • All teens need to learn to set healthy boundaries and assert their feelings and needs in a relationship.
    — Katie Hurley, CNN, 5 June 2022
  • The crowd was so big that Donald Trump asserted, falsely, that a photograph of it must have been faked.
    — Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Several asserted that they weren’t allowed to leave in time to avoid the storm’s impact.
    — Jonathan Mattise and Cedar Attanasio, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
  • For Michael, the simple act of walking was critical to asserting a right to the city and to the formation of a democratic one.
    — Curbed, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Abruzzo’s successor could rescind her 2021 memo and issue a new memo asserting that college athletes are not employees.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Dec. 2024
  • And while the boxing is kinetically directed, Morrison grasps that the movie’s fiercest stands are taken outside the ring, when Claressa — faced with tough choices about her future — asserts herself to the people who need to hear it.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024

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