assertion
Example Sentences
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The assertion that Asian Americans and other nonwhite immigrants don’t “assimilate”—a freighted term, to be sure—is both easy and hard to refute.
From Slate • May 26, 2026
The Declaration’s assertion of equality proved not a static inheritance but a generative one, repeatedly redeployed in causes the Founders themselves could scarcely have imagined.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Pratt, a reality TV personality whose home was destroyed in the 2025 Palisades fire, rejected that assertion, saying he holds the mayor responsible for the devastating inferno.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Others simply mocked the assertion that a new ballroom would sew up the president’s apparent security concerns.
From Salon • May 1, 2026
Try to conquer your cowardice, and start your concluding chapter with the creative assertion: Lo!
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing assertion
The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 6
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"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
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