affirmation
Example Sentences
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It makes compromise difficult and disagreement suspect, shifting the goal from persuasion to affirmation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 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
"All Rise has that triumphant feeling and affirmation of our common humanity in spite of the tribulations and pitfalls."
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
I watched one, and another, nodding along to the digital daily affirmation.
From Slate • Feb. 15, 2026
The sixth level of the marionette range, in a simple reading like this, stood for affirmation: yes, she should.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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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