affirmation
Example Sentences
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During those beginning months, you are still in “arrival mode” and looking everywhere for affirmation that you made the right decision.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026
But NPR chief executive Katherine Maher celebrated the ruling as a "decisive affirmation of the rights of a free and independent press."
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
I grew to love places like that, places where I could get affirmation for just speaking Mandarin without an accent, where I was still allowed back simply because I didn’t draw attention to myself.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
“To me,” Mr. Talarico continued, “that is an affirmation in one of our most central stories that creation has to be done with consent. You cannot force someone to create.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
“Yes,” Mom says, but she says it like a question, rather than an affirmation of fact.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Vocabulary lists containing affirmation
The Bill of Rights
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The Constitution of the United States
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The Devil's Arithmetic
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