assertion

Example Sentences

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The stock’s decline also dovetails with a U.S. government appeal of a federal court ruling in September of 2024 that rejected tougher remedies to the assertion that it holds a monopoly in online search.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 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

But she did not read that assertion aloud.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

An assertion is not worth making unless it is smothered in phrases like “it is worth noting,” “importantly,” or “generally speaking.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

The quietly inoffensive assertion of a black child’s attempt to communicate with a white adult.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison