justify
verb (used with object)
to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right.
is justifying
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present progressiveof justify (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But on this evidence, the 27-year-old is justifying her tag as one of the tournament favourites.
From BBC ● May 25, 2025
Manson is justifying his place in the group by bringing a keen hunger to win, not just an ability to knock people down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2022
“I feel that everything that has been happening is justifying people’s hesitancy,” he said.
From New York Times ● Sep. 24, 2021
Although you can get keyboards that cost the same as the Lumi with these features, Roli is justifying the price primarily via its software, not hardware.
From The Verge ● Nov. 18, 2020
But if it be of worth to obtain a justifying righteousness, then it seems, it is more commodious to both parties than is justifying righteousness.
From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 by John Bunyan
