assertive

Example Sentences

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Most large importers—Walmart and Home Depot among them—haven’t embraced Costco’s assertive legal posture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

It has a faint, almost red-hot intensity; it’s not aggressive, but assertive.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

The US security umbrella is particularly relevant in the face of an increasingly assertive China.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

It looks like the opening chapter of a more assertive Tokyo — and that it is unlikely to end here.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

His shy, evasive manner of the day before had given way to a slightly more assertive stance.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt