validly
- a word derived from valid.
Example Sentences
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The return-to-office policy, Press added, was for employees and “did not validly apply to Mr. Nieporte, who was an owner and manager of the company.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
And her decision leaves open the possibility that a validly appointed U.S. attorney could indict Comey and James in the future.
From Slate ● Nov. 24, 2025
Last month a federal judge disqualified Nevada’s top federal prosecutor, Sigal Chattah, from several cases, concluding she “is not validly serving as acting U.S. attorney.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025
If Halligan wasn’t validly appointed, the indictment may be legally void.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2025
“Be prepared to explain your cipher for the class if it goes unbroken, in order to prove it’s validly constructed.”
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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