Sentence examples for asserted is a from inspiring English sources

Criminal behaviour, he asserted, is a natural occurrence in a society that favours the wealthy over the poor and the powerful over the weak.

In atomic terms, the total energy is the sum of all the kinetic and potential energies of the atoms, and the entropy, it is commonly asserted, is a measure of the disorderly state of the constituent atoms.

Michael Gewirtz New York, Feb. 15, 2009 • To the Editor: Re "Coming Home in Public" (Week in Review, Feb. 15): One's military service is certainly in the best interest of the public, but the notion that an individual service member's "return is of public interest," as you report some critics of the ban on photographs have asserted, is a disingenuous stretch.

Now, he asserted, is a prime time for investors to take a good look at their holdings.

Everything else, the son asserted, was a pack of lies.

The "original Cubist," a 1913 newspaper cartoon asserted, was a crazy-quilting granny.

Microsoft, the government asserted, was a repeat offender of the nation's antitrust laws.

The situation, she asserted, was a violation of the federal Voting Rights Act's prohibition on race-based discrimination.

Thabet blamed the Egyptian government for what he asserted was a delayed response to the hostage crisis.

During his detention, Mr. Mbaye said, he was questioned about his participation in the marriage ceremony, which he asserted was a party, not a wedding.

Mr. Green insisted that he was not attacking Mr. Ferrer, but emphasizing differences between the two, which he asserted was a traditional form of political campaigning.