'affirms him' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when you want to show approval, support, or agreement with someone. For example: "The teacher's words affirms him in his decision to go to college."
The deeper the darkness, the brighter this filament of faith glows, a faith in the president and the just God who affirms him.
Daniels's book doesn't focus on the messy intrusions of American politics, but it affirms him as an earnest, serious politician, one who declined in the end to compete for the Republican presidential nomination.
A stunning array of Malevich's thumpingly material, lyrically gravity-defying Suprematist paintings affirms him as the first among equals, including Vladimir Tatlin, who is memorialized by a reconstruction, from 1979, of his gigantic maquette for the "Monument to the Third International" (1920).
I think every man needs another man to affirm him, and John was that guy for me.
In addition, Turrell has scheduled a series of tours of the Crater (patrons only) — all serving to affirm him as a visionary artist whose medium is light itself.
Julia Lovell's translations of Zhu Wen's stories in The Matchmaker, the Apprentice and the Football Fan (Columbia) yet again affirm him as one of the most interesting Chinese writers today.
The Joker, before he is the Joker, does break under mental strain – but when he does so he becomes a monster, more unmanageably violent than ever, piling up bodies like cordwood to affirm him as tough guy male villain.
To this end, the teacher adjusts S6's response 'It's part of Step 1' (labelled as tracking) before affirming him, so the class gets more precise information.
When you see your son acting honorably, affirm him.
His notoriety affirmed him as a polarising iconic figure in Australian history, folk lore, literature, art and film.
Sadly, I think this is only the beginning of seeing people in our lives openly questioning our son instead of openly affirming him.
