Assent
in example sentence
'Oh, I know,' said Sam; 'them as hangs up in the linen-drapers' shops, with beggars' petitions and all that 'ere upon 'em?'Mr. Stiggins began a third round of toast, and nodded
assent
.
More example sentences with word assent
Authoritarian clientelist regimes depend on the silent
assent
of their populations and the loyalty of their elites.
As part of America’s continued war-making, the Pentagon announced in December that US forces would remain indefinitely in Syria, ostensibly to support anti-Assad rebel forces in areas captured from ISIS, and of course without the
assent
of the Syrian government.
These were adopted not only with America’s assent, but at its insistence, at a time (the mid-2000s) when China’s renminbi was greatly undervalued, contributing to the loss of millions of US manufacturing jobs.
Scientific disciplines are in constant
assent.
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