justify
verb (used with object)
to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right.
will justify
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future tenseof justify.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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He will justify his price tag if he can repeat that in this campaign.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
I’ve read several articles that are skeptical about whether the returns on alternative funds will justify the costs, risks and reduced liquidity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
CoreWeave shares have tumbled more than 60% since that June high, weighed down by construction delays, concerns over financing costs, and skittishness about whether the benefits of AI will justify the costs.
From Barron's ● Dec. 16, 2025
“The prices will justify themselves by the returns on the investment that we are going to assume in years to come.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2024
Yet I feel some confidence that any future conference will recognize that both these rules are "unemployable," and will justify our action about the mails.
From Great Britain's Sea Policy A Reply to an American Critic reprinted from 'The Atlantic Monthly' by Gilbert Murray
