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
It makes compromise difficult and disagreement suspect, shifting the goal from persuasion to affirmation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Life Boat is a simple affirmation of hope, set to a trancey house beat that shows Raye could still churn out a four-to-the-floor banger if she wanted.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Force them to make a public affirmation of the oaths sworn her father by the lords they served, and then call on them for succor, and her a woman, yes, that was sweet.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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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