affirm
Example Sentences
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"I had a wonderful letter from an ordained woman who said the announcement of my appointment was the first time that she felt affirmed as a priest," she told BBC Radio 4.
From BBC
“While today’s ruling adopts a narrower constitutional framework than Dueñas, it affirms a core principle our work helped advance: Courts must consider a person’s inability to pay before imposing certain court assessments,” Eidmann said.
From Los Angeles Times
"This is a historic moment as we warmly welcome" he said, affirming "Somaliland's readiness to join the Abraham Accords", he added.
From Barron's
“To affirm our humanity,” Ms. MeLampy writes, “we dip our toe into animality—but we always resurface. By testing the limits, we ultimately reaffirm the boundary between our human selves and our animal selves.”
The Grinch, by contrast, can affirm where you are, without ever asking you to be better.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
