assent

Example Sentences

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Proxy military groups stayed out of the June 2025 war, apparently with Tehran’s assent.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

Disarmament there has frequently been conducted with Hezbollah’s assent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

King Charles's grandfather George VI granted royal assent to several bills when he visited Canada in 1939, but he never delivered a throne speech.

From BBC • May 27, 2025

They weren’t all that interested in talking politics—but I did get some slight nods of assent when Rogan popped up on screen and I called him a “weird guy.”

From Slate • Oct. 31, 2024

The chaplain would encourage Nately with nods of comprehension or assent, amused by his candor and immaturity.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller