Sentence examples for shocking assertion from inspiring English sources

Yes, I'm making the shocking assertion that by saying yes to everybody, Hillary Clinton can afford to say no to anybody.

Recognizing the paucity of their own case, the Prop 8 defenders of anti-gay discrimination went as far as to assert during closing arguments that they "don't have to have evidence" -- a shocking assertion in any case, especially one that's weighing direct injury to thousands of couples and the constitutional guarantee of equal protection.

The shocking assertions were first reported by the Italian TV program "Quinta Collona".

A shocking statement or statistic.

That may have made it easy for many to dismiss the concept as nothing more than a shocking, perhaps self-promotional assertion by a savvy performer sometimes known as porn's " Ass Queen." But the starlet wasn't just blowing smoke out of her buttocks.

"Isn't it shocking to hear such assertions come from a child?" the poster wrote.

For many Americans, the assertions were shocking but also kind of laughable: he was, it seemed, an absurdity.

Since our perceptions of Hitler's Third Reich have come to be shaped above all by our awareness of the racialism at the heart of the Nazi system and the pervasiveness of its attempt to destroy the Jews of Europe, Rigg's assertion seems both shocking and incomprehensible.

Shocking moment to shocking moment.

Their show on Wednesday night, at Hiro Ballroom, didn't entirely support this assertion, but it would not be shocking to see the Cool Kids opening for the Beastie Boys.

It is shocking that President Deby will make such an assertion rather than condemn human rights violations in Africa.