assertion

Example Sentences

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On Thursday, the U.K. government released a statement saying that its pharmaceutical companies wouldn’t be tariffed—an assertion the Trump official confirmed, saying that U.K. drugmakers had already committed to invest in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

"The assertion that some crimes against humanity are less severe than others objectively diminishes the suffering of countless victims and survivors of other atrocities throughout history," he argued.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

You might roll your eyes at the quasi-hippie assertion, but 100 pages later, you will nod your head sagely in agreement.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

There’s a lot of data that backs this assertion up.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

The useless assertion that she "tried"? What am I to do with this mess of tears and rouge at my feet?

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper