justify
verb (used with object)
to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right.
justifies
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present tense formof justify (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Anthropic will have to get to its own market projection without owning a declining microblogging platform, and until its documents are public, we won’t know how the company justifies it.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
That broad influence justifies the “Mother of the Blues” appellation, even if it was a marketing term to begin with.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The current market environment justifies the risk — and will reward it.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
"Nothing justifies these substantial harms to competition," the lawsuit states.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
She talks about all those pretty scientific words, all those Big Terms, and justifies all those footnotes in her book.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
