justify

Example Sentences

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“The time, effort and schedule that professional NFL officials work do not justify calling them anything other than full time,” he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

“While having SpaceX listed would bring substantial value to an exchange, this alone should not justify altering the method used to determine index inclusion,” Matturri wrote in a LinkedIn post.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Over the last two weeks, Powell’s colleagues have amplified the message that the era of benign rate cuts—reductions the Fed could justify simply as unwinding its prior tightening—is over.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, said it was an "unfortunate overreach" that was "difficult to understand or justify".

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

“You realize, the relations between my people and the Northlanders are perfectly cordial. It would be difficult for me to justify disturbing them.”

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman