- present tense form of assert (3rd person singular).
asserts
Example Sentences
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The IRS asserts that the use of the promissory notes in this fashion violated its regulations that govern GRATs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Golden also asserts that Oxford and Travis were covering for the original suspect, Jeramy Roebuck.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Raman, who was recently endorsed by DSA’s L.A. chapter, asserts that fixing street lights and potholes isn’t an ideological endeavor, however, and — not unlike Pratt — has framed herself as an agent for change.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
He said: "The Secretary of State asserts that disclosure would harm national security."
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
And when the U.S. government asserts that terrorists raise money by selling black-market cigarettes, that acts as a rather jarring moral incentive.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
