assertive

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, Papperger’s assertive style has irked officials and some U.S. executives who have joined with the German business as a way to tap the booming European market.

From The Wall Street Journal

Aged in stainless steel and neutral oak, it’s dry and well-balanced, with a bright but not overly assertive acidity, deft minerality and pleasingly delicate persistence in the mouth.

From The Wall Street Journal

“When a team looks at this and says they’ve got qualified replacements, it’s not unusual for a team not to be that assertive in the free agent market.”

From Los Angeles Times

But Beijing’s increasingly assertive stance in the global arena is being felt not just militarily, but diplomatically, too.

From Washington Post

Compared with other herbs, parsley is much less assertive, but by no means is it insipid.

From Washington Post