How to Use assert itself in a Sentence

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• Yet over time, a sort of black hole in the center of the show begins to assert itself.
  — Constance Grady, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
• In the days that followed, the emotional toll began to assert itself.
  — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
• This week, the team beat Liechtenstein 3-0 to assert itself as the top team in the group.
  — Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
• That game was tied at halftime before Whiteland began to assert itself in the third quarter.
  — Lewis Bagley, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Jan. 2022
• So, Fuller, a team captain, is confident the secondary will assert itself.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2023
• The concern is in attempting to assert itself, Ethiopia might risk reigniting a conflict.
  — Mahad Darar, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2023
• Russia has made no secret of its intentions to assert itself as an Arctic power.
  — NBC News, 18 May 2021
• During that time, Congress has been unwilling to assert itself as an equal branch of government.
  — Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 15 May 2025
• The United States must assert itself to defend its interests.
  — Ben Rhodes, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021
• The distinction between substance and optics will assert itself.
  — Conrad Black, National Review, 14 Oct. 2020
• Yet when one branch refuses to assert itself, the entire system tilts dangerously out of balance.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
• That changed Thursday and now, Highland will have a chance to assert itself at the top of the state volleyball hierachy.
  — Drew Schott, The Arizona Republic, 13 May 2022
• Here, too, a compassionate spiritual presence seems to assert itself, in front of the camera as well as behind it.
  — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2024
• Despite this year easily keeping pace to be the hottest on record for the planet, September has still managed to assert itself.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
• The match opened up after the goal and Morocco began to assert itself, though Canada continued its efforts to look for a goal.
  — Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
• But those criticisms have become so thunderous in recent years that the BBC is struggling to assert itself.
  — Rob Picheta, CNN, 13 Mar. 2023
• The failures of Russia and China to stem outbreaks around the globe leave room for the United States to assert itself on the world stage.
  — Sean-Michael Pigeon, National Review, 19 July 2021
• The pathogen Proteus mirabilis, for example, expresses a devastating one-two punch when looking to assert itself.
  — Jeffrey Marlow, Discover Magazine, 22 Aug. 2016
• So one of the major questions the Buckeye Talk gang considered when making their game predictions is how much this defense will assert itself.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 17 Sep. 2021
• Maryland started to assert itself on the other end, too, using its defensive pressure to create fast-break opportunities.
  — Mike Frainie, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2023
• DePaul put together an encouraging start, but Marquette started to assert itself midway through the first half.
  — Jay Cohen, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2023
• The report says the ethics commission failed to assert itself as a watchdog agency against the governor and should have asked for more information from Cuomo’s office.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 11 July 2022
• Voter turnout will be higher in November than in August, and the natural rhythm of a midterm election may assert itself, which tends to favor the party out of power.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2022
• The regulator has attempted to assert itself as a leading global regulator since the country left the EU.
  — Katharine Gemmell, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2023
• Hutchinson began to assert itself more in the second period and led 2-1 after Manny Pearce scored the first of his three goals on a power play four minutes into the frame.
  — Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 19 Feb. 2024
• The regulator has attempted to assert itself as a powerful global regulator since the country left the EU.
  — Katharine Gemmell, Bloomberg.com, 26 Apr. 2023
• At some point, the Indianapolis offensive line has to assert itself, and the way to do it might be to lean on Taylor, who’s been by far the most effective back for the offense the past couple of weeks.
  — Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Oct. 2020
• Macron reinforced a broader message that Europe must assert itself more forcefully, both in defense and in the economy, as Russia will always be its neighbor.
  — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 13 Feb. 2026
• Instead, as political and economic challenges have arisen, the CCP’s response has been to assert itself and exercise its power.
  — Margaret M. Pearson, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2022
• Dahomey has long paid tribute to the Oyo but is beginning to assert itself under the leadership of Ghezo and General Nanisca.
  — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Sep. 2022