How to Use assert in a Sentence

assert

verb

• He asserted that there were spies in the government.
• The boss was reluctant to assert his authority over his employees.
• She asserted her independence from her parents by getting her own apartment.
• Schools, he’s asserted, should focus on catching kids up on math and reading.
  — Alia Wong, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2023
• Balto asserts that the time has come for Congress to ensure less gaming of the system.
  — Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 2 Apr. 2023
• The judge said that statement was asserting a fact, rather than an opinion, about Dominion.
  — Katie Robertson, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2023
• Our research also showed that tenants with prior eviction records were often hesitant to assert their right to habitable housing.
  — Alexa Eisenberg, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2024
• Like humans and bonobos, these species have low levels of aggression, and violence within and among groups is relatively rare, the researchers assert.
  — Byvirginia Morell, science.org, 3 Apr. 2023
• Still, its statistical reports assert that the Russian economy is growing.
  — David Cay Johnston, The New Republic, 30 Mar. 2023
• Case Breakers also assert that Poste, who died in 2018, shares a shoe size, and unique forehead scars with the Zodiac killer.
  — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2023
• The city asserts that the building has become dangerous to the public, citing emergency corrective orders and affidavits from city building inspectors.
  — Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 6 Sep. 2024
• The June 23 lawsuit asserts that Torstrom knew King in high school.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2023
• The roadmap asserts that these actions would create tens of thousands of new jobs.
  — Gwozniac, oregonlive, 12 Apr. 2023
• From the opening bell, Joshua looked to assert himself on the sport’s newcomer.
  — Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 9 Mar. 2024
• The complaint then asserts that the nurse failed to record the encounter in the jail medical file for several days.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2023
• Kimmel asserted that Pugh’s mom once got high with Snoop Dogg, which turned out to be true.
  — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2024
• But once the novelty fades, some of the problems begin to assert themselves.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2023
• There are many other ways to assert your control that are far less abusive.
  — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
• Third, the unions assert that fears of employment and unions destroying college sports run counter to the role played by unions in pro sports.
  — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 June 2024
• To their grave displeasure, even the elite were unable to assert control over the frenzy.
  — Sohini Desai, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2024
• And with our epochal rains, some of these old bodies have risen to assert themselves again, which sounds like something out of H.P. Lovecraft.
  — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2023
• For Michael, the simple act of walking was critical to asserting a right to the city and to the formation of a democratic one.
  — Curbed, 20 Oct. 2023
• The parties have also clashed on other claims asserted in the complaint.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023
• The 2-1 decision asserts that the plaintiffs who originally sued to block the law did not have standing to do so.
  — Trans Formations Project, Them, 26 July 2024
• This type of learning has its advantages, the researchers assert.
  — Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 13 Dec. 2023
• At the same time, the aide asserted broadly that the allegations were untrue.
  — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024
• On day four of the hearing, Lamar Johnson finally got to defend himself and assert his innocence in front of the judge.
  — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2023
• The memory loss, the lawsuit asserts, may have been the result of extensive drug use or due to head injuries caused by Diddy.
  — Evan Minsker, Pitchfork, 16 Nov. 2023
• Buddha asserts that while a new endeavor may seem daunting, each challenge must be taken on one at a time to reach a goal.
  — Sixteen Ramos, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
• The nation has gone horribly off track, some asserted, with the national debt skyrocketing and inflation wringing Americans dry.
  — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 27 Sep 2024