assertively
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Klein argues that what comes next will be “open, friendly and assertively moral.”
From Salon
"We're very used to proving our age in lots of different areas of life at the moment, and it makes sense that we do so more assertively when it comes to online activity," he said.
From BBC
It’s only in the final few minutes of the course, once the room comfortably twirls to embrace metaphorical sunshine and assertively sashays to leave the negativity behind, that the song is triumphantly revealed.
From Los Angeles Times
He said he was also focused on making sure the powers contained in the OSA, which is coming into effect next year, were used "assertively" by the regulator.
From BBC
Each of the three governing parties did badly, meaning they will fight their corner in the national coalition even more assertively.
From BBC
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