Example Sentences

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“I ask,” Landry wrote, “where do you stand? If you truly stand with crime victims and their families, then you will affirm your support with action.”

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2025

Power will meet with senior government officials and will "affirm U.S. support for Armenia’s democracy, sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity and commitment to address humanitarian needs stemming from Nagorno-Karabakh," the official said.

From Reuters • Sep. 25, 2023

Mirren tells me she’s a “fantastic” navigator — “my husband will attest to this” — but she absolutely adores a device that will affirm her sense of direction.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2023

It took years for that report to be completed and published — and I will affirm that it offers an impressive model for healthy, science-based football conditioning programs and best practices.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2022

A view of the scene, of which the following print is a faithful representation, will affirm this truth.

From The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings With Descriptions, and a Comment on Their Moral Tendency by Trusler, John