valid

Example Sentences

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“Even if that sounds unusual to the crisis center worker, it is still a valid and acceptable answer.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

He said initially the priority would be returning "those who no longer have a valid residence rights", especially criminal offenders.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

It’s not clear whether that document was legally valid.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

In that sense, it is a valid input into the ultimate outcome that one should expect, depending upon the circumstances.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

Even if a valid “law” were to be found—and none has yet been discovered—it would probably be so elementary as to prove useless in the face of art’s complexity.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson