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
• In any event, Kline set the date of the hearing to affirm the conviction — June 14.
  — Jesse Barron, New York Times, 21 Nov. 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 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
• 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
• 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
• Courage that not only transcends the fear of death, but also affirms a powerful love of life.
  — Tom Mueller, STAT, 25 Aug. 2023
• Their new releases affirm that any box set done once is worth doing again, the bigger the better.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Dec. 2023
• And the scientists affirm that between 20% and 25% of destruction, the forest reaches the point of no return.
  — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Feb. 2023
• It has been viewed 18 million times, and many have commented that the video inspired them to come out or affirmed their identity.
  — Devorah Heitner, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
• Be on the lookout for actions or forward movement on goals, and affirm it in the moment, if possible.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
• Statewide Amendment 7 will affirm that all cities and counties are covered by Amendment 772.
  — Mike Cason | [e-mail], al, 4 Nov. 2022
• Most of them are at pains to play down any of the old hubba-hubba stuff and instead affirm their missions of community and service.
  — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2023
• The justices affirmed the decision of both the three-judge court and a separate ruling in a case in the Northern District of Alabama.
  — Mike Cason | [e-mail], al, 8 June 2023
• Ducey launched his own lawsuit against the federal government in October, seeking to affirm his right to build the wall.
  — Armando Garcia, ABC News, 22 Dec. 2022
• The founding members have all affirmed support for the Paris Agreement, which is aimed at limiting global warming to 1.5 °C.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 15 Mar. 2023
• This whole experience has been really affirming and I, at the very least, know that this is still what I’m supposed to be doing.
  — Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 June 2023
• One of the first teachers who really liked to affirm me was my second grade teacher, Mrs. Kitzman, who took this rambunctious child and didn't sit me down.
  — Alex Ross, Peoplemag, 9 May 2023
• Back in November, the movie star affirmed his desire to buy the Senators, and was met with an ovation from fans and stick taps from players while being shown on a jumbotron at a game.
  — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 12 May 2023
• Baptista’s work, on its hand, affirmed the Brazilian identity as Black.
  — Beatriz Miranda, refinery29.com, 17 Aug. 2023
• Chabon may not have intended to affirm the value of Israel by imagining a world without it.
  — Jack Butler, National Review, 4 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024