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Example sentences for "asseveration"

Lexicographically close words:
asset; assets; asseurer; asseverate; asseverated; asseverations; assez; assi; assidue; assiduities
  1. This hardy asseveration seemed to disconcert the patron while it incensed the medallist, who, grinning like an enraged baboon, "What d'ye tell me of a brass farthing?

  2. This asseveration was like a clap of thunder to Mr. Trunnion, who had been, during eight whole days and nights, in continual expectation of being hailed with the appellation of father.

  3. John indeed follows up his statement of what he saw with an unusually strong asseveration that what he says is true.

  4. But with all His impressiveness of asseveration there is no anger, scarcely even wonder that men did not believe, because He saw as plainly as we see that to venture our eternal hope on His word is not easy.

  5. But this strong asseveration is introduced, not for the sake of persuading us to believe that water as well as blood flowed from the lance wound, but for the sake of certifying the actual death of Jesus.

  6. Luther’s asseveration that his opponents refused to argue because they knew him to be in the right.

  7. But although the theologian heaps up protestation upon asseveration until the mass attains an imposing size, the whole is not of more substantial value than a huge bubble blown by an energetic school boy.

  8. The good clergyman returned the pressure with a smile, observing he should have believed his asseveration without an oath.

  9. And some friends also stood doubtful how far he might be touched therein, upon the constant asseveration of his guiltiness in the cause, and that also given out by persons of no mean account.

  10. Which double asseveration did satisfy the hearers much, though he would not be satisfied that was resolved and prepared to contradict.

  11. A formula of asseveration in Maryland and Pennsylvania is, "I cross my heart," accompanied by the sign of the cross.

  12. Asseveration in Maine and Massachusetts is often made by the following formula.

  13. Asseveration will avail you but little," answered he, composedly.

  14. If this asseveration approximated at all to truth, it makes this evident at least, that the unfortunate young man had hanged himself after the man with the lambs came in view.

  15. Though Baillie Orde had acquiesced in his wife's asseveration regarding the likeness of their only daughter to her father, he never loved or admired her greatly; therefore this behaviour nothing astounded him.

  16. There is the asseveration of Eveline Dunning, met only by the denial of the Assistant Spikeman, who would deny every truth, so only it were necessary for his purpose.

  17. Honour bright~, an asseveration which means literally, "by my honour, which is bright and unsullied.

  18. I say: "I consider when I take an oath it is binding upon my honor and upon my conscience"; and with reference to the words of asseveration to which the hon.

  19. Heaton, 4th Jurist, new series, page 708, for the distinguishment between the words of asseveration and the essential words of an oath.

  20. Colonel De Craye concluded with an asseveration of the truth of the story.

  21. She wounded him by not supplying the expected enthusiastic asseveration of her belief in his general tendency to magnanimity.

  22. Taku mi Suntza, So help me sun; Taku mi Semlje, So help me earth, are the methods of asseveration that are in every-day use.

  23. Such resorts to blank asseveration in such matters are on all fours with the blank asseveration that the Gospel Jesus, in virtue of the teachings ascribed to him, is a figure too sublime for human invention.

  24. As James in his Declaration afterwards asserted, the confident asseveration of that which every man was willing to believe, enchanted the world.

  25. Not pledging his own judgment to the righteousness of the verdict, he remarks that 'the guilt of Ralegh was no longer doubted after the solemn asseveration of Cobham' on the scaffold.

  26. Her only reply vouchsafed to Florinda's earnest asseveration was a laugh--careless, though not incredulous.

  27. To one who looked upon her mistress, the earnest asseveration of the maid was not necessary to prove the sincerity of her speech, however hyperbolical it might appear.

  28. Once He employs it to give solemnity to the asseveration which stretches forward to the end of this solid-seeming world, and once He introduces by it the stringent demand for His followers' loftier righteousness.

  29. It had all been done under the pious pretence that the Filipinos welcomed our rule--a pretence which had taken the form for six years of systematic asseveration that they did so welcome it.

  30. Why, truly, to justify this House in making a solemn asseveration of a particular fact!

  31. Humiliating in the extreme must it be to hear this solemn asseveration questioned, even in a side-way, in order to support the insolence of a British Minister!


  32. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "asseveration" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    admission; affidavit; affirmation; allegation; announcement; assertion; attestation; avowal; conclusion; creed; declaration; deposition; dictum; disclosure; enunciation; expression; manifesto; position; predicate; predication; proclamation; profession; pronouncement; proposition; protest; protestation; say; saying; stance; stand; statement; testimonial; testimony; utterance; vouch; witness; word