averred

Example Sentences

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A blockade, he averred, was merely a necessary step to put down an internal insurrection.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2024

A pregnant woman, the attorney general averred, may be refused a treatment if it “has the potential to harm unborn lives—an issue not implicated” when treating nonpregnant women.

From Slate • Jan. 9, 2024

Besides, CRS averred, it could chase some people away from applying for benefits they are entitled to.

From Washington Times • Dec. 14, 2023

Anyone who believed that, she averred, "has never been anywhere in the developing word - there are too many of the absolute poor, and you just can't leave it to laissez-faire".

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2022

I averred that I mended, though others sicken.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson