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assert
verb as in insist, declare, maintain
Example Sentences
EU officials have asserted that the risks for Belgium of a successful legal challenge are small -- an argument rebutted by the straight-talking De Wever.
But the special master appointed to oversee the sale preferred Elliott’s because it included a settlement with bondholders who asserted collateral rights over Citgo.
Perhaps he got the message, which is why he asserted that he had a cause as a pretext to fire Ms. Cook.
During opening arguments, Theodora stated that the Angels “know right from wrong,” but he is expected to assert that the case is more about what the team didn’t know.
“The Honest Eye” tries to address that by asserting that Pissarro painted exactly what he saw.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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