How to Use reassert in a Sentence

reassert

verb
  • The franchise quarterback had to feel the need to reassert himself.
    Dallas News, 24 Oct. 2022
  • On Sunday, the Tony Awards will try to reassert normalcy in 2022.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 June 2022
  • Of course, Tomas feels the urge to reassert his primacy in Martin’s life as a result.
    Vulture, 17 Oct. 2023
  • To Flores, the rush to comply seemed to betray a willingness on the part of the White House to reassert tough measures at the border.
    Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2022
  • The commander in chief should reassert that role and remind Abbott who is in charge.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2024
  • For any autocrat, this is a strange way to reassert control.
    Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan, Foreign Affairs, 6 July 2023
  • The actor stepped out at the 2023 Golden Globes with a jaunty haircut that helped reassert his status as—well, that guy.
    Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2023
  • For much of his rule, Xi has worked to reassert the power of the state and party, which had somewhat receded during the decades of reform.
    Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 15 Nov. 2021
  • Netanyahu hopes his visit will reassert his leadership both in the U.S. and back home in Israel.
    Barak Ravid, Axios, 22 July 2024
  • For Republicans, a win by Mr. Walker would reassert the state’s red streak despite a blue surge two years ago.
    Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 4 Dec. 2022
  • As the gap between the Wildcats and the rest of the league shrinks, this weekend presents an opportunity to reassert the programs spot at the top of the league pecking order.
    Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 10 Mar. 2022
  • And, in the recent debate, Harris noted this record and reasserted her commitment to the act.
    Zachary W. Schulz, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2024
  • The gun lobby never accepted any of that and soon reasserted its control of the state Capitol.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Can the Mavericks recapture their LA vibe and reassert control of the series?
    Dallas News, 2 June 2021
  • But within hours, the unresolved questions raised by the war against Hamas had reasserted themselves.
    Shoshanna Solomon, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 June 2024
  • In its aftermath, the spending dynamics that were in place last month might well reassert themselves.
    Justin Lahart, WSJ, 23 Dec. 2021
  • President Biden came to office last year vowing to reassert U.S. leadership on the world stage.
    Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 10 June 2022
  • And that's actually an opening for the United States to reassert that kind of moral leadership.
    ABC News, 21 Mar. 2021
  • And to describe a thing can be to reassert its reality in the face of inflated claims and false preconceptions.
    Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Even the choice of location could be read as a rebuke to the Kremlin, as Putin seeks to reassert Moscow’s former dominance over its neighbors.
    Michael Crowley, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2023
  • Amid the political chaos, violent groups on the left and right are deploying force to reassert their power.
    Conor Finnegan, ABC News, 30 May 2022
  • Baker-Mazara then hit a 3-pointer with 4:13 remaining to reassert Auburn’s control.
    Justin Ferguson, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Their exchange comes as Xi looks to reassert China’s global influence at the summit in the island of Bali after a nearly three-year absence from the world stage.
    Tara John, CNN, 16 Nov. 2022
  • But the role of Russian peacekeepers will most likely wane as Azerbaijan reasserts its control over the region.
    Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Real is unlikely to face any troubles but will want to reassert its dominance.
    Henry Flynn, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Every so often, Madonna releases an album that’s clearly meant to reassert the singer’s club roots.
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 10 Mar. 2024
  • But by the beginning of this year, Mr. Prigozhin’s adversaries in the Ministry of Defense began reasserting their power.
    Anatoly Kurmanaev, New York Times, 27 June 2023
  • They are united in their need to act firmly, to reassert Israel’s deterrent power, and to avenge what appear to be hundreds of acts of cold-blooded murder.
    TIME, 12 Oct. 2023
  • With this launch, Philo reasserted her position as one of the most talented designers of our time.
    Shelcy Joseph, Essence, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Hamas officials have tried in other ways to reassert their authority.
    Hajar Harb, Washington Post, 24 July 2024

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