assertion
noun
as·ser·tion
ə-ˈsər-shən 
a-
: the act of asserting or something that is asserted: such as
a
: insistent and positive affirming, maintaining, or defending (as of a right or attribute)
an assertion of ownership/innocence
b
: a declaration that something is the case
He presented no evidence to support his assertions.
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Examples of assertion in a Sentence
the assertion that all men have certain unalienable rights is set forth in the Declaration of Independence
made the unlikely assertion that gravity affects light
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Google didn't respond to a request for comment on the assertion.
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Paresh Dave, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2024
At the report’s heart is the assertion that neutrality is necessary for maintaining the conditions most conducive to a university’s purpose of providing transformative education and pathbreaking research.
—Daniel Diermeier, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
But Hamas’s expressed willingness to make a deal undercuts that assertion: in October 2023, Hamas issued a statement offering to return all civilian hostages in exchange for the release of all Palestinians held in Israel and an end to hostilities.
—John Spencer, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
After ProPublica provided a lengthy document listing every assertion in this article, along with separate such letters to executives McCarthy and Pedersen, the company responded with a three-paragraph statement.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
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Paresh Dave, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2024
At the report’s heart is the assertion that neutrality is necessary for maintaining the conditions most conducive to a university’s purpose of providing transformative education and pathbreaking research.
—Daniel Diermeier, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
But Hamas’s expressed willingness to make a deal undercuts that assertion: in October 2023, Hamas issued a statement offering to return all civilian hostages in exchange for the release of all Palestinians held in Israel and an end to hostilities.
—John Spencer, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
After ProPublica provided a lengthy document listing every assertion in this article, along with separate such letters to executives McCarthy and Pedersen, the company responded with a three-paragraph statement.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for assertion
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“Assertion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assertion. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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assertion
noun
as·ser·tion
ə-ˈsər-shən
a-
: the act of asserting
also
: something asserted : declaration
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