justified

Example Sentences

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She starts by noting that the Voting Rights Act is, or was. one of the most consequential, efficacious, amply justified exercises of federal legislative power in the nation’s history.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026

In Justice Samuel Alito’s opinion, he justified the high court’s decision, writing that “the Constitution almost never permits the Federal Government or a State to discriminate on the basis of race.”

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

His age and the fact that he had less than a year left to serve justified his early release, it added.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Nadja Spiegelman, an editor at the New York Times, recently coined the term “microlooting” to describe acts of stealing from big corporations, such as shoplifting from Whole Foods, and feeling justified in doing so.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

She had wanted him to make her feel justified, solidify her right to self-pity, encourage her to occupy a larger portion of the moral high ground.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie