You shouldn't let people push you around so much. You really need to assert yourself a bit more.
Assertive people can sometimes be seen as overly aggressive.
Despite her repeated assertions that she was innocent, everyone was sure she was guilty.
The company president
asserted his power in making the final decision.
The people of Quebec have asserted their right to determine their own future.
He's not very assertive, so people really take advantage of him.
Albert Camus once wrote that to know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Psychology is action, not thinking about oneself.
The criminal continued to assert his innocence right up until his execution.
The suspect's assertion of innocence was not accepted by the jury.
Some of my Asian students find North American women quite assertive, and sometimes
even a little intimidating.
As communism collapsed in Eastern Europe, the republics and provinces of Yugoslavia began to reassert their individual identities.
During the reign of Henry VIII, the church in England asserted its independence from the Roman Catholic Church.
You really should assert yourself more in the meetings. You have great ideas, but people don't always listen to you.
The President asserted his authority by vetoing the legislation.
Find someone who considers her/himself to be an assertive person.