justifying

Example Sentences

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A truce to halt the fighting in Lebanon was meant to take hold on April 17, but has never been observed, with both sides justifying their ongoing attacks by the other's alleged violations.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

"There was simply no evidence capable of justifying this prosecution," the solicitor said.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Instead, the statute requires the Homeland Security secretary to terminate TPS if the review finds that conditions justifying the designation no longer exist.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

The decisions reached in arbitration are often secret, and arbitrators are not usually required to write the sorts of publicly available opinions justifying the reasons for their decisions in the way that courts must.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026

Dragging her fatherless child from place to place, scraping by on menial jobs, justifying it by insisting to herself—by insisting to everyone—she was making Art.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng