How to Use confirmation in a Sentence

confirmation

noun
  • Reporters awaited confirmation from the army about the battle.
  • You will receive confirmation of your order by e-mail.
  • You will receive an e-mail confirmation of your order.
  • We don't have independent confirmation of the facts.
  • Many senators are opposed to his confirmation as a federal judge.
  • Final confirmation came only after the investigation was completed.
  • There is no confirmation yet on whether the pool was fenced in.
    Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 19 Oct. 2024
  • New highs are not a warning sign of a top, but confirmation of a trend.
    Jay Woods, CNBC, 4 June 2026
  • There is now a bill to change that makes the post subject to a confirmation vote.
    Orlando Sentinel and New York Daily News Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2024
  • To that end, a new batch of confirmation emails went out today.
    Michael Kan, PCMAG, 4 Apr. 2022
  • The court could not be reached for confirmation of the sentence.
    Reuters, CNN, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Above are the confirmation and details, which have been in the works for a while.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
  • But Mullin's smooth path to confirmation grew messy last week.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • The confirmation came the next day.
    Ayren Jackson-Cannady, SELF, 29 May 2026
  • The very next day brought confirmation.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
  • There was no confirmation of that.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • No confirmation on that yet, though.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The body was found in a bag, and there is no confirmation of the corpse’s identity.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
  • There is no confirmation yet of the true cost of Kacie’s ring.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Keep in mind that each profile needs its own request and confirmation email.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • With confirmation that the report was ready to go, Smith jumped right in.
    Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2022
  • There has been no confirmation that her death is linked to the condition.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
  • There has been no confirmation that the ransom has indeed been paid.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 10 Feb. 2026
  • There has been no confirmation that the ransom has indeed been paid.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 13 Feb. 2026
  • But there’s been no confirmation from Tehran that a final text has been agreed.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
  • There’s no confirmation bias or grading on the curve here — Pearsall looks the part.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024
  • Well, yes, that’s how my brain works with confirmation bias, and probably yours as well.
    Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News, 13 July 2022
  • Right now, there is no confirmation that patient data was stolen.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The track seems to hear Swift plead with the actress for confirmation that she's found the one.
    Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025
  • There was no confirmation from Iran.
    Bassem Mroue, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026

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