assertion
Example Sentences
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I’m not questioning the equivalency, just suggesting that the assertion is slightly off target.
From Salon • May 16, 2026
While the possibility remains that hostilities could flare up again in the Persian Gulf, Haefele is adamant that gradual de-escalation is ongoing, citing President President Trump’s assertion that a cease fire is still in effect.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
She also questioned the prime minister's assertion that "no pressure existed whatsoever" on the Civil Service to approve Lord Mandelson as the UK's ambassador.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
“There is nothing credible that she will offer the government, and the assertion that she would provide information is simply a smoke screen.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
The golden ratio was favored by artists and nature alike and seemed to prove the Pythagorean assertion that music, beauty, architecture, nature, and the very construction of the cosmos were all intertwined and inseparable.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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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