Sentence examples for a shocking assertion from inspiring English sources
The institute's brief in the Hamdi case describes the government's argument that the courts cannot meaningfully review a determination of enemy combatant status as a "shocking assertion" that "strikes at the heart of habeas corpus".
Recognizing the paucity of their own case, the Prop 8 defenders of anti-gay discrimination went as far as to assert during closing arguments that they "don't have to have evidence" -- a shocking assertion in any case, especially one that's weighing direct injury to thousands of couples and the constitutional guarantee of equal protection.
A shocking statement or statistic.
This shocking assertion, utterly unsubstantiated, takes the cake as the single most cynical comment I have ever encountered in a serious publication.
Yes, I'm making the shocking assertion that by saying yes to everybody, Hillary Clinton can afford to say no to anybody.
The shocking assertions were first reported by the Italian TV program "Quinta Collona".
That may have made it easy for many to dismiss the concept as nothing more than a shocking, perhaps self-promotional assertion by a savvy performer sometimes known as porn's " Ass Queen." But the starlet wasn't just blowing smoke out of her buttocks.
"It was a shocking decision, absolutely shocking.
This revealed a shocking discrepancy.
"This is a shocking event".
