Sentence examples for sought to assert from inspiring English sources

In recent years, prosecutors have sought to assert an independent streak.

Chinese authorities have also sought to assert control by directly warning some online services.

My tweet sought to assert that I refuse to be seen through my body.

The party has always sought to assert its legitimacy by representing itself as a bulwark against Japanese hegemony.

Republicans have sought to assert she violated state department protocol as well as federal laws regarding record keeping.

Mr. Duan sought to assert Vietnamese autonomy by launching both the 1968 Tet Offensive and the 1972 Easter Offensive — moves that Beijing and Moscow disapproved of.

In seeking to assert my moral superiority, I enabled Hannity.

The changes come as regulators seek to assert their authority in light of successive banking scandals.

3.53pm BST 18th over: India 147-4 (Yuvraj 59 Dhoni 23) Watson seeks to assert some control.

But it also highlights Barcelona's curious role in Spanish culture, even as it seeks to assert its distinctness.

Each seeks to assert his primacy in his father's affections, and also his self-sufficiency as an adult.