valid
adjective
sound; just; well-founded.
validly
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a word derived from
valid.
Example Sentences
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Candidates need effectively two MSs to support them to validly stand.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
The return-to-office policy, Press added, was for employees and “did not validly apply to Mr. Nieporte, who was an owner and manager of the company.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
By late September, a federal judge ruled that Chattah was disqualified from handling cases and “is not validly serving as Acting U.S. Attorney.”
From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2025
Last month a federal judge disqualified Nevada’s top federal prosecutor, Sigal Chattah, from several cases, concluding she “is not validly serving as acting U.S. attorney.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025
“Be prepared to explain your cipher for the class if it goes unbroken, in order to prove it’s validly constructed.”
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
