Example Sentences

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She displays all the characteristics of the modern, self-assertive woman.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2021

They’re putting their money on their young, self-assertive ace.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2018

Far from cowering in guilt and shame, these inmates are a remarkably feisty and self-assertive group, and their candor is extraordinary.

From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2011

Dismissed not too long ago for being too nice, he is also now impressively self-assertive.

From The Guardian • Oct. 24, 2010

She was a disagreeable little woman, no longer young, who had quarreled with almost everyone, owing to a temper which was self-assertive and a disposition to trample upon the rights of others.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin