assert

Example Sentences

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"By denying them their right to vote, one takes away one of their fundamental rights, and one that is hugely meaningful to them and allows them to assert their voice."

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Arbitrators declined to award any relief and found that Overdeck’s and Siegel’s “over-the-top efforts to assert claims against each other” hurt their credibility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

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

I was careful not to formally assert the level of causation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Even now he dared not assert himself but held the Bible uncertainly in his hands and asked, “What would you have me read, sir?”

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare