How to Use affirm in a Sentence

affirm

verb

• 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.
• 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
• The Virginia Supreme Court affirmed the ruling in 1896.
  — Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2019
• 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
• In 1992, Kennedy affirmed the central holding of Roe v. Wade, but that was then.
  — Martha F. Davis, Fortune, 10 July 2018
• It is shaped by the state, which has both affirmed and destroyed families over the years.
  — Sarah Jaffe, The New Republic, 30 May 2018
• The council then has 30 days to override or affirm the veto.
  — Carrie Napoleon, chicagotribune.com, 20 Oct. 2021
• Fowler affirmed that New Berlin residents aren't trying to stand in the way of that goal.
  — Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Nov. 2019
• The verdict was affirmed on appeal, but the death sentence was tossed out.
  — Longreads, 2 May 2024
• The president had a weaker hand — and seemed to affirm as much throughout the day.
  — Jonathan Martin, New York Times, 4 Nov. 2020
• 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 state appealed, and the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed the ruling in 2016.
  — Crystal Hill, Indianapolis Star, 21 Feb. 2020
• 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 | [e-mail], al, 20 June 2023
• Voters will now have the chance to affirm or reverse the state’s decision.
  — Rick Larue, Star Tribune, 2 Nov. 2020
• 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
• The suit was dismissed, and an appeals court affirmed the decision.
  — NBC News, 3 July 2018
• At the same time with all of this, box office sources, not just Disney, affirm that Snow White played evenly across the country.
  — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2025
• But the court could still affirm the third case, in which federal courts ordered Mazars to turn over the returns to the Manhattan DA.
  — Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 8 May 2020
• An Ohio company that uses drones to help hunters find deer that ran off after being shot can't operate in Michigan, a federal appeals court affirmed.
  — Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 6 Aug. 2025
• The court affirmed that all countries have a legal duty under customary international law, which refers to universal rules that arise from common practices among states, to prevent harm to the climate.
  — Daimeon Shanks-Dumont, The Conversation, 1 Aug. 2025