How to Use certify in a Sentence
certify
verb- The document has been certified by the court.
- A judge must certify the contract.
- The car dealer certifies each car before it is sold.
- Has your doctor been certified?
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Does that certify a life well lived?
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 June 2026
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Anyone with a big heart and a safe home can get certified.
—Libby Smith, CBS News, 17 June 2026
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In the past few years, more providers have become certified in menopause care.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 6 May 2026
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That means it has been certified as having passed.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026
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The letter does not need to be certified.
—Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 23 Mar. 2026
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More are in the process of being certified.
—Thad Moore, AJC.com, 27 May 2026
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However, by the end of that month, less than half were certified.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 7 Feb. 2025
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The board still has to certify the Elmwood vote, a process that could take a few days.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2021
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Global weather records can take months, if not years, to certify.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2021
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He was certified to stand trial as an adult because of the nature of the crime.
—Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
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Hegar said his office will certify more than 300 projects this year alone.
—Dallas News, 14 Dec. 2022
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Shirley was certified to stand trial as an adult last Friday.
—Robert A. Cronkleton march 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
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Precincts should certify and report the vote count to precinct voters first, then to the county.
—Baltimore Sun, 18 May 2022
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Not all the comments were Sweet and Sour certified, though.
—Drew Pittock, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
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That meant bills were not paid, the levy was not certified, and the audit was not accepted.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 11 Feb. 2026
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Last week, the group received word that the state’s labor board appears poised to certify its union.
—Katie Langin, Science | AAAS, 26 Aug. 2021
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In fact, only around 50 pilots in the world are certified to fly here.
—Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026
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Some doctors are board certified.
—Amber Gaudet updated February 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
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In 2020, the state took weeks to count all votes and certify its results.
—Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2021
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So can more people get scuba certified?
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2026
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But he also wasn’t certified to fly the Cessna).
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2026
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Final results will be certified in the coming weeks, which may change vote totals by small amounts.
—The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
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Yukon has certified winter-wonderland status for much more than its quaint ski hills.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 20 Jan. 2026
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It could be proved, again, just by pressuring Mike Pence to refuse to certify.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 14 June 2022
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The only controllers who will be furloughed will be those who are not certified and are in on-the-job training.
—ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
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Nixon-Clark was certified to be tried as an adult after the case was first filed in a juvenile court.
—Emerson Clarridge updated February 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2026
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