Sentence examples for he was assertive from inspiring English sources

He was assertive, intelligent, strong.

He was assertive and blameless in defeat.

"He did not take well to that," he said, adding, "He was assertive about how wonderful he was".

He was assertive, speaking with less hesitation and more pep than did the president, whose manner during a few stretches of the debate was weirdly lethargic.

Although he did not shoot well (8 for 21), he was assertive and steady in 41 minutes 40 seconds as Stoudemire's stand-in.

"We were friends for so many years and I was impressed he was assertive and that he made the move because it could have gone any way if he didn't act on it," she said, adding she wasn't going to make the first move and his action propelled the relationship to the next level.

He is assertive, proud and intimidating.

Collegiate yet solidly his own man, he sounds like the extrovert team player he is, assertive and alert.

He is assertive (he insists on his photographer and dictates the terms of the interview), obdurate and, at times, wilfully contrary.

When Mr. Obama won the nomination, however, they eagerly supported him, and now they say they believe he is doing well, but they often wonder if he is assertive enough.

Professionally, he is assertive and pragmatic, utilizing radical non-violent resistance as an offensive strategy and not, as oft portrayed a half century later, out of passivity and defensiveness.