assert

Example Sentences

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Doctors who use speech to harm their patients “can now assert a First Amendment right to carry on, regardless of these standards.”

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

How a former and sitting chair would coexist, how markets would interpret any disagreement between them, and how Warsh would assert authority in that environment are all open questions.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

As most analysts see it, Beijing does not need a new law to assert its power across the country.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

The case originated with teachers who were trying to assert such a right.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

All this seemed due to a teacher who couldn’t figure out how to assert control—who didn’t seem to like children, even.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama