justified
Example Sentences
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But what we do know, for now, is that the power is real and - so far - the hype is justified.
From BBC
"This atrocity cannot be justified, cannot be concealed, and must not be met with silence and indifference," he said.
From BBC
The details differ, but the impulse is the same: a search for villains who make anger feel justified.
Rather, he said, leaders in a republic must seek to “mold” public sentiment—to convince an often skeptical populace that a controversial course of action is justified.
It is never justified, in our view, to attack civilians in retaliation for state-sponsored action that leads to the loss of civilian life.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
