justified

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

That may test whether the record-setting rally in the broader stock market is justified, or just another head fake in a market still searching for stability in a turbulent year.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 26, 2026

It dispensed with all those bothersome little acts of daily courage; it offered hope and grace to the repetitive coward; it justified the past while amortizing the future.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien