assertion
Example Sentences
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There’s a lot of data that backs this assertion up.
From Barron's
“My colleagues,” he insisted, “every statement I make today is backed up by sources, solid sources. These are not assertions. What we’re giving you are facts and conclusions based on solid intelligence.”
From Salon
“These are not creative embellishments of personality. They are assertions about conduct — and they are false.”
From Los Angeles Times
An assertion is not worth making unless it is smothered in phrases like “it is worth noting,” “importantly,” or “generally speaking.”
The company didn’t address the plaintiffs’ assertion about the algorithm’s error rate.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
