justify
verb (used with object)
to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right.
am justifying
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present progressiveof justify (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Understanding those risks does not mean I am justifying press avoidance by presidents.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2023
Since I am justifying my outward semblance of piety, I have some other less noble and more practical reasons.
From Without Dogma by Henryk Sienkiewicz
I suppose it is because subconsciously I feel that I am justifying my existence now more than ever before.
From World's War Events Volume 3 Beginning with the departure of the first American destroyers for service abroad in April, 1917, and closing with the treaties of peace in 1919. by Allen L. (Allen Leon) Churchill
When I then accomplish personal achievement, I have a feeling that I am justifying their love for me.
From The Cruise of the Snark by Jack London
Do you suppose that I am justifying myself?
From From the Housetops by F. Graham Cootes
