doesn't assert

Grammar usage guide and real-world examples

Wright doesn't assert equivalences so much as she suggests parallels through repetition and variation, and through her formal structures.

Grant doesn't assert his male supremacy; in the climax of a picture he doesn't triumph by his fists and brawn — or even by outwitting anybody.

The material -- some of it from Mr. Rosenwinkel's latest album, "The Next Step" (Verve/Universal) -- is the epitome of sensitive, modest-tempered art, the kind that doesn't assert itself until the moment is right.

According to Grice's account, the speaker doesn't assert, only implicates that the events took place in the order recounted.

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He settles for perimeter jump shots -- never a strength of his -- and doesn't assert himself in late-game situations.

Patients could access any legal service from a medical professional who does not assert a conflict of conscience.

And using language taken from the statute, he said that "the union does not assert the right to strike".

The federal report does not assert that the effort to move to electronic health records is misguided, but that safety considerations must be a crucial ingredient.

The indictment does not assert that Mr. Megahed was trained by Mr. Mohamed, nor does it specify what violent act might have resulted from the explosives training.

And taking language directly from state statutes, he said, "The union does not assert the right to strike" against the authority or any other government agency.