credentials

Example Sentences

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He was tending bar and taking college classes in Washington, D.C., thinking he would earn the credentials to work in an intelligence service or federal law enforcement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Pelley also raised doubts over the credentials of Bilton, the former New York Times journalist and documentary filmmaker named last week to run the venerable newsmagazine, citing his lack of experience in TV news.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

These credentials can help workers make an “adjacent pivot” as their industries adapt to new technologies and organizational structures, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

While she might simply have been modest, she has another opportunity to test her credentials against seventh seed Elina Svitolina in an all-Ukrainian quarter-final.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

But as the largely self-educated son of a Kentucky farmer, he wasn’t able to tap into the knowingly arcane by-ways of classical history with which his predecessors were able to signal their patrician credentials.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith