asserted

Example Sentences

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A source at the broadcaster asserted it has not broken EBU rules and thus there should be no question over its continued involvement.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

As Alito asserted, “Social change has occurred throughout the country and particularly in the South.”

From Slate • May 5, 2026

Brooks decided to resign as a matter of honor, although he asserted that the House had no right to punish him since the caning had been a personal matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

The furniture retailer missed first-quarter earnings estimates, though CEO Niraj Shah asserted the company had outperformed the broader home furnishing category amid “a choppy start to the year.”

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

“I’m the best friend you’ve got and you don’t even know it,” he asserted belligerently, and walked out of the chaplain’s tent.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller