How to Use reaffirmation in a Sentence

reaffirmation

noun
  • That reaffirmation of the SSA rep’s denial of his claim is what set him off.
    Tom Margenau, Dallas News, 18 June 2023
  • The reaffirmation of close ties drew a rebuke from the United States.
    Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 20 June 2022
  • For Kemp, the past two weeks seem to have been a reaffirmation of how much playing this season meant to him.
    Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2020
  • George Weigel sees it as a reaffirmation of the Catholic church’s historic teachings.
    Wsj Books Staff, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2022
  • There could be a reaffirmation and expansion of the Affordable Care Act.
    Jess Bravin and Theo Francis, WSJ, 22 Sep. 2020
  • Singles’ Day was a reaffirmation of the promise of China e-commerce.
    Frank Lavin, Forbes, 15 Nov. 2021
  • The amendment would be for the city to guarantee the $4.5 million bridge loan - basically a reaffirmation that the money will be paid at the end of the development.
    Steve Lord, chicagotribune.com, 4 Dec. 2020
  • Aaliyah’s ethereal take on the track—a silky-soft reimagining of reaffirmation.
    Natalie Maher, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Oct. 2020
  • The presidential election is either a rejection of the Trump years or a four-more-years reaffirmation.
    Brian Stelter, CNN, 30 Oct. 2020
  • And the inevitable reaffirmation of the family’s bonds, strengthened by the spirit of the girls’ mother, is touching without being too mawkish.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Kalisher sees the joint burial as a reaffirmation of the familial and social connections between the siblings.
    Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Feb. 2023
  • In conversations with leaders of more than a dozen companies of every size, what came through was a reaffirmation of doing things live and in person as their prime directive.
    Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2021
  • Without that regular reaffirmation, the state argues, people who want to leave their union might have their rights violated.
    James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Without that regular reaffirmation, the state argues, people who want to leave their union might have their rights violated.
    James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The new Atlantic Charter is expected to be an important symbolic reaffirmation of the value both nations place on close ties.
    Kate Sullivan, CNN, 9 June 2021
  • Experts say the leaders on display today, who could have gone to any school and chose an HBCU, are helping to eradicate that bias and are a reaffirmation of the power and influence of these colleges and universities.
    Beth Kowitt, Fortune, 4 Mar. 2021
  • The reaffirmation of cease-fire along the Pakistani border comes only after China began easing tensions with India.
    New York Times, 25 Feb. 2021
  • Harris’ rise for its reaffirmation of this country’s noble ideals of freedom and opportunity, despite our long-running rocky struggles to live up to those ideals.
    Clarence Page, chicagotribune.com, 21 Aug. 2020
  • Others said the decision was a nearly complete victory and a resounding reaffirmation of the status quo.
    Adam Liptak, BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2023
  • Gable has also been involved in Grossmont’s reaffirmation of accreditation that is expected to be fulfilled in the spring.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Nov. 2020
  • Jumbo playmaker Cade Cunningham claimed the top spot in this draft class nearly a year ago, coming out of high school with plenty of acclaim and offering reaffirmation with a strong season at Oklahoma State.
    Chris Fedor, cleveland, 26 July 2021
  • In this way, the omnichannel approach represents both a key paradigm shift and a reaffirmation of the overarching goal of customer service: to deliver exactly what the client wants.
    Vivek Ahuja, Forbes, 7 July 2021
  • Yet Station Eleven is, at its core, an uplifting reaffirmation of the value of life and human connection that argues that Americans can and will come together to help one another in the most dire of circumstances.
    Jen Chaney, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2021
  • For an optimist, the election was a stirring reaffirmation of the American ideal of self-government and its ability to overcome nearly any hurdle.
    Matt Ford, The New Republic, 7 Dec. 2021
  • In fact, the main lesson from our experience is reaffirmation of the importance of listening to employees, and of investing thoughtfully in good feedback channels.
    Ross Wainwright, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Today’s decision upholding the district court’s dismissal of GM’s lawsuit is another reaffirmation that its claims are meritless.
    Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Bolsonaro flew to Florida on Friday with apparent plans to skip the traditional handover of the presidential sash to his successor, a symbolic reaffirmation of Brazil’s young democracy.
    Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 1 Jan. 2023
  • The ongoing maintenance of the framework that has allowed for such unprecedented prosperity requires a review of first principles and a reaffirmation of the applications that come from these principles.
    David L. Bahnsen, National Review, 11 Nov. 2021
  • The contenders represented a baroque sampling of Peruvian society, including a wealthy businessman who flagellates himself in a daily reaffirmation of his Catholic piety.
    Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 4 June 2021
  • Such movies can provide solace, reaffirmation and sometimes even courage to continue working through difficult situations.
    S. Brent Rodriguez-Plate, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2020

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