Sentence examples for assertive but from inspiring English sources

It's assertive but beautifully balanced.

"I'm strong, I'm assertive but I'm not aggressive," vouchsafes Switzer.

You have to be assertive but not aggressive.

The opening set, on Tuesday night, was assertive but balanced, steeped in briskly swinging resolve.

Mr. Endsley took an assertive but unforced approach to most of the songs, easing into gear.

His dishes, at their best, are assertive but unmannered, true to their ingredients.

His meticulous attention to the physical world isn't assertive but self-questioning.

It can be liberating and assertive but like all identity it is a construction.

They need to be tough but sensitive, good-looking but not flashy, assertive but demure.

How are we supposed to be assertive, but not, at the same time?

You're supposed to be assertive, but those women are seen as intimidating.