How to Use certified in a Sentence

certified

adjective
  • The food is certified kosher.
  • The carpentry work must be done by someone who is certified for the job.
  • Her boyfriend's a certified weirdo.
  • You must be certified in order to practice medicine.
  • Email it, but also send it by certified mail.
    Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 28 May 2026
  • It’s not supposed to be a certified copy.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 22 May 2026
  • That’s a certified steal, in our opinion.
    Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2026
  • That’s a certified steal, in our opinion.
    Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
  • That’s a certified steal, in our opinion.
    Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 27 June 2026
  • His case was de-certified from adult court to juvenile court.
    Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The key is to start with certified disease-free seed potatoes.
    Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Berkowitz hopes there will be more certified deaf interpreters in the state.
    Hannah Drown, cleveland, 24 Dec. 2020
  • That’s based on having rolled 21 games or more in a certified league.
    Randy McRoberts, baltimoresun.com, 26 Mar. 2021
  • His case was de-certified from adult court to juvenile court.
    Mike Darnay, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • And yet, Clark is a certified winner.
    Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 21 June 2026
  • The better idea is to send it by certified or registered mail.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The show has made certified stars out of both Storrie and Williams.
    Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2026
  • Dowle is clear that her vision is not to become a certified farmer’s market.
    Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The show has made certified stars out of both Storrie and Williams.
    Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026
  • The show has made certified stars out of both Storrie and Williams.
    Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026
  • The business sent emails and a certified letter and left phone messages, but did not hear from the man.
    cleveland, 3 Aug. 2023
  • All five of her roommates sat around her room to watch and take notes as the certified makeup genius snatched her face.
    Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Just being able to roll that baby off the tongue qualifies one as a certified plant geek.
    Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 6 Oct. 2017
  • Only certified cave divers are allowed in.
    Jennifer Walker, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
  • As a certified cool girl, there are few other options that would have made as much sense as the candy-red sleek pair.
    Cassandra Pintro, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The made a fake certified driver’s license.
    Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
  • About 34 percent of cotton now comes from certified sources, too.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
  • On the certified mail receipt where her signature should have gone, someone drew a line.
    Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Many used certified cars also come with a warranty.
    Kate Tully Ellsworth, USA Today, 18 May 2026
  • Season 9 is all certified bangers.
    Arushi Jacob, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026

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