How to Use "assertive" with Example Sentences

1. Americans are unusually assertive , apparently , and brazilians surprisingly unconcerned about the future .
2. Transatlantic friction between companies and regulators has grown as europe 's data guardians have become more assertive .
3. Certainly , there 's reason to pay attention to china 's more assertive stance in global affairs .
4. But in recent years it has been weakened by an assertive civilian government .
5. For american commentators who like to denounce european complacency in the face of an increasingly assertive islam , france is an intriguing test-case .