assert itself

idiom

: to become apparent : to start to be clearly seen or known

Doubts about the value of the work began to assert themselves.

Examples of assert itself in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Steve Tsang, director of SOAS University of London's China Institute, told Monday the statement showed that Beijing is no longer reticent in using its rare earths to assert itself. —Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025

Subscribe Beijing defines it as a system where U.S. dominance is reduced, allowing China greater scope to assert itself as Asia’s leading power. —Spriha Srivastava, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025

By leveraging Turkish dependence on the kingdom and other wealthy Gulf actors such as the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia can construct a bulwark against Ankara’s ambitions to assert itself as the region’s dominant power. —Kamran Bokhari, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025

But having said that, is there any zone of agreement between Republicans and Democrats where Congress might be willing to assert itself? —Michel Martin, NPR, 4 Aug. 2025

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