Sentence examples for were asserting from inspiring English sources
verb
To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.
- He would often assert his beliefs to us
The chiefs had become powerful and unruly, and the outlying provinces were asserting their independence.
He compared some other former Soviet republics to teenagers who were asserting their individuality.
As a country governed by law, we were asserting the superiority of our system to others governed by dictatorship.
"At first," Mr. Cole said, "the university couldn't really understand why students were asserting themselves in this way.
The Russians, it was assumed, were asserting their claim, perhaps even launching a scramble for Arctic resources.
She left America, at the start of the civil rights era, when African-Americans were asserting a new confidence.
But both were asserted without any further elaboration or defence.
He is asserting himself".
"We're asserting our independence".
The power of community is asserting itself.
