How to Use affirm in a Sentence

affirm

verb
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  • The decision was affirmed by a higher court.
  • We cannot affirm that this painting is genuine.
  • They neither affirmed nor denied their guilt.
  • They continued to affirm their religious beliefs.
  • Now unions are holding votes to affirm the existing agreements.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 12 May 2021
  • Instead, the city’s lawsuit asks a judge to simply affirm the former mayor’s decision to stop paying rent while the building is not able to be occupied.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2021
  • In fact, Moo Deng at one point turns directly to camera B and explicitly affirms Roan’s right to be left alone.
    — Sarah Burke, Them, 23 Oct. 2024
  • For those who prefer to affirm their position atop the food chain, there are salmon and oyster dinners that are all served with a stunning view of Los Angeles.
    — Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021
  • That’s what the law says, and what the state’s supreme court just affirmed.
    — The Editors, National Review, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Should the court affirm the lower court’s dismissal, the case would be over.
    — Audra D. S. Burch, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2023
  • In any event, Kline set the date of the hearing to affirm the conviction — June 14.
    — Jesse Barron, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2022
  • The day has since been used to affirm and promote girls’ rights and shed light on the unique challenges girls face around the world.
    — Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2022
  • The council then has 30 days to override or affirm the veto.
    — Carrie Napoleon, chicagotribune.com, 20 Oct. 2021
  • The verdict was affirmed on appeal, but the death sentence was tossed out.
    — Longreads, 2 May 2024
  • The day is used by the U.N. to affirm its commitment to protecting the rights of children.
    — Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 1 June 2021
  • The figures only affirm the need for brands like Hyper Skin.
    — Janel Martinez, refinery29.com, 27 July 2022
  • And Paul knocked him down in the eighth and final round of their boxing match to affirm his victory.
    — Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2022
  • The rebellion that affirms the value of human life wins the day.
    — WIRED, 30 Sep. 2023
  • The justices would be wise to take a pass on the Harvard case, or to affirm the lower courts’ decisions.
    — WSJ, 31 May 2021
  • But experts affirm that teens should be going to get their shots.
    — Eve Sneider, Wired, 14 May 2021
  • The Supreme Court decision affirmed the three-judge court’s decision of last year and sent the case back to the district court.
    — Mike Cason | [email protected], al, 20 June 2023
  • In a flashback, members of the School of Prophets vote to affirm it as a true revelation.
    — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 May 2022
  • Many readers reached out to the reporter in the wake of the story to affirm our reporting and to thank us for exposing the problem.
    — Journal Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2024
  • In 1972, the court unanimously affirmed the students’ right to form the chapter.
    — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 15 July 2023
  • Murray affirmed that even a case built for speed can be derailed by delays.
    — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2024
  • The goal is to collectively affirm the lives and uplift the voices of Black students.
    — Breccan F. Thies, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Whatever happens on the 28th should affirm your best hopes.
    — Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The Supreme Court ruled 6-1 in favor of affirming the 5-year suspension.
    — Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 16 June 2023
  • Promote the Vote’s Proposition 2, which will be on the ballot, would affirm the right to sign an affidavit.
    — Arit John, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Quickly the young alto sax player, his new album Blue Blood affirming his stature as one of the rising stars of jazz, an astonishing leap from the already-brilliant work of his first two albums, realizes how that sounds.
    — Steve Hochman, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2024

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