- present tense form of affirm (3rd person singular).
affirms
Example Sentences
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Talarico’s Christianity celebrates pluralism, affirms LGBTQ+ individuals and believes God transcends all partisan divisions.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
“This ruling affirms what our neighbors have been telling us for more than a year, and it delivers relief while the case moves forward.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Goldman Sachs affirms its expectations that the Treasury will begin increasing coupon auction sizes from May 2027, with eventual auction-size increases limited to two- to seven-year maturities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Caroll's attorney, Roberta Kaplan, said in a statement that the Supreme Court's decision "affirms once and for all the jury's unanimous verdict that President Donald J Trump sexually assaulted and defamed E Jean Carroll".
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
“Always,” Dedd affirms, used to this fixed, monolithic language around interviewers and mythologizers of her sisters.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
