warrant
noun
authorization, sanction, or justification.
have warranted
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present perfectof warrant.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Tide tables have become the stuff of national interest, and rare moments when the exhausted whale has blown water or flapped its fin have warranted breaking news bulletins.
From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026
I thought that whole Wolves performance was one that should have warranted a win and more than they got.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2025
In a vacuum, Buehler’s regular-season performance might not have warranted such a payday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2024
“That’s a conversation that should have warranted a much longer dialogue than what we had,” Clark said Saturday.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 24, 2024
There was nothing in her whole conduct that would have warranted her in supposing such a thing, if she were a man.
From The Coast of Bohemia by William Dean Howells
