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Example sentences for: assert

How can you use “assert” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

By this awkward, deflationary reordering and compression, Tanenhaus clearly means to assert Chambers' importance independent of Hiss, to give him the dignity that comes with autonomy.
Better yet, while ignoring the cost of your proposal, assert the cost of the alternative.
Workers suspected of trying to assert their rights have been interrogated by grower association members or staff.
Sam Nunn and Warren Rudman assert in the same pages that the surplus should be used to pay down the deficit . President Clinton warned, "I will not allow a risky plan to become law."
Edward, seeing this invitation as a chance to assert his claim as overlord of Scotland, chose John Balliol, whom he judged to be the weaker of the two.