make an assertion
Frequency: 8.020.1 per million words
To state something confidently.
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Examples (10)
- How can you make such an assertion without any proof?
- The scientist was careful to make an assertion only when supported by data.
- During the trial, the lawyer made a bold assertion about the defendant's innocence.
- You can't just make a sweeping assertion like that and expect everyone to agree.
- In her upcoming speech, she will make the assertion that new policies are urgently needed.
- He has made several unsubstantiated assertions throughout this debate.
- If you are going to make such a strong assertion, you must be prepared to defend it.
- It's difficult to make a general assertion that applies to every single case.
- To resolve the argument, he decided to make a simple, factual assertion backed by evidence.
- The committee made a series of assertions in their final report regarding the project's failure.