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.

We also need to be careful that we are validating these methods with what’s really happening on the ground, which is why we need ground-truth information, which in this case is provided by the D.C.

From Washington Post • Feb. 25, 2023

"We are optimizing our setup, and we are validating it against a variety of pathological samples in clinical isolates of bacteria, not only E. coli," Alijani said, alluding to ongoing studies.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2022

“By selecting this woman as a candidate for Amadora, which is ethnically diverse, they are validating a certain discourse.”

From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2021

The two billionaires are validating their companies’ tourist-tailored rockets and, they say, fulfilling lifelong dreams to get a brief taste of space.

From The Verge • Jul. 17, 2021

The sluggish results are validating pre-summer predictions that the season would fall as much as 10% from last year.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2017