averred
Example Sentences
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The Justice Department then averred that it did not notify customs officers at Boston’s airport quickly enough to stop Alawieh’s placement on a plane to Lebanon.
From Slate ● Mar. 17, 2025
“Across the democratic community, there will always be differences of opinion,” he averred.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2024
A blockade, he averred, was merely a necessary step to put down an internal insurrection.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
Besides, CRS averred, it could chase some people away from applying for benefits they are entitled to.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 14, 2023
She averred they were a mystery to herself, and that what she knew was chiefly from conjecture.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
