credentials

Example Sentences

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NYU’s School of Professional Studies sees thousands of students who enroll into continuing-education programs for credentials, said Angie Kamath, the school’s dean.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Its relative shapelessness, along with its use of a ghostwriter, doesn’t bolster her literary credentials, but its existence points to Monroe’s ambition to have them.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

He emerged with huge credit, underlining his credentials as an awkward, physical operator for any heavyweight.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

These include a 2024 data breach at Coinbase that exposed the credentials of 70,000 customers, followed by a massive cryptocurrency heist on Bybit—valued at roughly $1.5 billion—which the exchange disclosed in 2025.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Here was a woman with impeccable Yankee credentials, who had been educated at elite colleges and had few living family members or other attachments.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau