averred

Example Sentences

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“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

When “Flowers” won record of the year, Cyrus averred, “This award is amazing, but I really hope that it doesn’t change anything, because my life was beautiful yesterday.”

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 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

She averred they were a mystery to herself, and that what she knew was chiefly from conjecture.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë