warranted

Example Sentences

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The Bank of Korea and the Financial Supervisory Service will conduct inspections, with strict measures to be imposed if warranted, according to a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

"After careful assessment, Ofcom did not consider that any of the standards complaints we received from viewers about Married at First Sight UK have raised potentially substantive issues which warranted investigation," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

County district attorney’s office will eventually decide whether criminal charges are warranted.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

The public attention devoted to these outbreaks is entirely warranted, given the potential for a global pandemic that could be worse than COVID.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

Although it wasn’t warranted, a small fire of pecan logs popped in the fireplace to foster the illusion that summer was well past us.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly