Example Sentences

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As a native-born Englishman, I will aver that Britain retains some virtues.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

"I will aver upon mine oath," said Don Amador, "that the street was but now full of people; but where they have hidden, or whither they have fled, wholly passes my comprehension."

From Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico by Bird, Robert Montgomery

Even so he will aver that knowledge of my words and myself is a source of injury to those who listen to me.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 by Runkle, Lucia Isabella Gilbert

But some will aver that if the colour is right the values must be right too.

From Modern Painting by Moore, George (George Augustus)

This I aver; and this the lady here will aver.

From Dark Hollow by Green, Anna Katharine