How to Use assertion in a Sentence
assertion
noun
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My host’s assertion about the staff proved to be correct.
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Sam Stone,
Bon Appétit,
30 Jan. 2023
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That assertion appears to be the main thrust of his defense.
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New York Times,
20 May 2021
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Recent events have put that blunt assertion to the test.
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Matt Ford,
The New Republic,
20 Oct. 2022
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The low-key Sanders bristles a little at the assertion.
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Kim Masters,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Apr. 2023
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Here’s a look at the context around some of the president’s assertions.
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Luke Broadwater,
baltimoresun.com,
3 Aug. 2019
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If that assertion was true, this essay would be very short.
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Christof Koch,
Scientific American,
8 May 2018
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The source for their assertion was a study conducted by the Army Corps.
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Geoff Dembicki,
The New Republic,
2 Aug. 2023
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That's the assertion being made in courtrooms across the country, at least.
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Nico Lang,
Marie Claire,
7 June 2017
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There is no evidence to back up this assertion once again.
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Amber Smith,
Discover Magazine,
18 Oct. 2022
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The fact that there is no such law did not stop the president from repeating his assertion half a dozen times.
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Nancy Cordes,
CBS News,
15 June 2018
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Penske’s public assertion over the weekend was merely an end to beating around the bush.
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Nathan Brown,
The Indianapolis Star,
13 June 2020
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This assertion contrasts sharply with our Founders’ views of free speech.
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WSJ,
2 Nov. 2020
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De Armas is not alone in her assertion that the role should continue to be male.
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Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
20 July 2022
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Shaw disputes the police's assertion that Stallings tried to pull the suspect away.
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Konstantin Toropin and Lauren M. Johnson,
CNN,
8 Oct. 2020
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Madonna’s assertion drew cheers from the crowd in Vegas, but the tweet did not go over quite as well.
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Dan Sweeney,
sun-sentinel.com,
11 Nov. 2019
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Her assertion indicates a chasm in thought that leaves me baffled.
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WSJ,
3 Dec. 2020
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But others have been critical of the assertions made by Brazile.
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The Tylt,
cleveland.com,
2 Nov. 2017
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The fundamental assertion here is that Biden wants to ban school choice.
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Eric Litke,
USA TODAY,
15 Aug. 2020
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Democrats pushed back on the assertion that Hurd is a foil to Trump, however.
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Isabella Murray,
ABC News,
22 June 2023
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The City’s assertions are baseless,’’ the union’s complaint says.
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oregonlive,
19 Feb. 2020
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But that’s just with regard to the assertion that AI sentience is here.
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Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
26 Aug. 2022
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This assertion has sparked one of the biggest tongue-biter controversies of all.
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Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2021
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Today that looks more like a wish than an assertion of objective fact.
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Timothy Noah,
The New Republic,
20 Mar. 2023
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There are plenty of ugly numbers to choose from to support that assertion.
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Meghan Montemurro,
chicagotribune.com,
8 Nov. 2021
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When pressed for the source of an assertion, AI sometimes cops to making things up.
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The Week Staff,
The Week,
12 Aug. 2023
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To those who’ve known Abel the longest, this sort of brash assertion hardly comes as a surprise.
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oregonlive,
18 Feb. 2021
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There was no evidence to support this assertion three short weeks ago.
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David Moore,
Dallas News,
9 Nov. 2020
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This assertion of balance and even-handedness should have come as a surprise to no one.
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Andrew Latham,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2023
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Loesch, for a long time, could make those assertions unimpeded.
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Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
23 Feb. 2018
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It's called postdiction, trying to make an assertion about the past.
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David Grossman,
Popular Mechanics,
11 Oct. 2018
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