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.
• The video does not assert that M1A1 Abrams tanks have been sent.
  — Molly Stellino, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2022
• By asserting yourself at this time, people are more likely to fall into line and follow your vision — so go for it and be bold!
  — Kyle Thomas, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
• Judd also recalled a moment, during a duet with McBryde, when the younger artist decided to assert herself.
  — Nancy Kruh, Peoplemag, 28 Oct. 2022
• The attorneys' footnotes assert that Aldrich is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.
  — Dallas News, 24 Nov. 2022
• There are so few ways for musicians to assert themselves in these flat, sprawling, highly regulated corporate spaces.
  — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2022
• These range from unqualified people who assert claims with no evidence, to people who have serious scientific arguments to make.
  — Jonathan Osborne, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2022
• The June 23 lawsuit asserts that Torstrom knew King in high school.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2023
• But time and again, when the Hoosiers failed to assert control over the game, the lack of help felt like a key reason why.
  — Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Feb. 2023
• Just enough to assert its piquancy and hint at the dish’s roots.
  — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 21 Mar. 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 there is still time to limit the damage, the scientists assert.
  — The Arizona Republic, 20 Mar. 2023
• But once the novelty fades, some of the problems begin to assert themselves.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2023
• Balto asserts that the time has come for Congress to ensure less gaming of the system.
  — Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 2 Apr. 2023
• Use this energy to assert your voice and share your ideas more boldly.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2024
• 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
• The crowd was so big that Donald Trump asserted, falsely, that a photograph of it must have been faked.
  — Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
• Several asserted that they weren’t allowed to leave in time to avoid the storm’s impact.
  — Jonathan Mattise and Cedar Attanasio, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
• 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
• 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 parties have also clashed on other claims asserted in the complaint.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023
• The almanac asserts heavy snowstorms will hit central and southern Appalachia, the Rockies and portions of the western Ohio Valley.
  — John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 11 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024