warranted

Example Sentences

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Alphabet’s stock has been a popular artificial-intelligence pick, and the company’s first-quarter earnings report on Wednesday will be a test to see if that winning reputation is warranted.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Some might find that manipulative, but in the case of “I Swear,” any minor bit of cinematic sap is warranted.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

So their muted reactions Thursday might have been out of sensitivity, warranted or not, to not upset Stafford after drafting his heir apparent in the first round.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Attorney Jeanine Pirro said, if warranted, she would reopen the probe, which concerns Powell’s congressional testimony about the renovation of central-bank buildings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

It was rare for a witch to be jailed; only killings on a mass scale and usage of dangerous Forbidden Curses ever warranted it.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega