How to Use qualified in a Sentence
qualified
adjective- She gave a qualified yes to the question.
- She is highly qualified for the job.
- I'm not qualified to give you advice about what you should do.
- The plan was given qualified approval.
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Russo was the team’s Rookie of the Year and qualified for the States in the 100-yard freestyle.
—Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
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Steph then called her dad, who is a qualified builder, to give her a hand.
—Keryn Donnelly, refinery29.com, 19 Sep. 2023
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Google gave the job to a man who was less qualified, her complaint claims.
—WIRED, 2 Oct. 2023
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Some of them are networks and old ideas of who should serve and who is qualified.
—Abc News, ABC News, 18 Nov. 2022
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The state isn’t tracking the number of students who have since qualified due to the change.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 13 May 2025
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Nine other men hit the mark and qualified for the final.
—Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2024
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Saints qualified for the Open Division for the fourth time.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2024
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Offers will be sent to qualified students from states where the schools are based.
—Nick Anderson, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
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Even if some of those jobs return to the U.S., many workers aren’t qualified.
—Andy Kessler, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2022
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Of course, finding a new-to-you qualified doc isn’t the easiest task.
—Jess Sims, SELF, 23 Oct. 2023
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Ecuador is also tuning up for the World Cup, having qualified to be among the 32 teams.
—José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 1 June 2022
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Even among the clubs that are qualified for the playoffs in the east, each one is still jockeying for seeding.
—The Enquirer, 6 Oct. 2022
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Critics on both sides of the aisle have also accused him of not being qualified to lead the FBI.
—Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024
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There's none of them that are not well qualified to be the Golden Bachelorette.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 3 Nov. 2023
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Both of them are supremely qualified to serve on our highest court.
—Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Jan. 2022
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Although the news came as a big shock to many, his family believes that there is no one more qualified to lead the church.
—Linda Marx, People.com, 13 May 2025
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There are more open IT roles than there are qualified candidates to fill them.
—Song Pang, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022
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If that happens, ByteDance would have 180 days to sell TikTok to a qualified buyer.
—Haleluya Hadero, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2024
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Lastly, the law limits how many of each type of hearing a qualified project would be subject to.
—Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
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That’s a very tough question because there are a lot of people who are qualified.
—Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2022
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The county election board decides if the voter was qualified and if the vote should be counted.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2022
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The producers are more than qualified to speak on this subject — both have more than their share of both hits and classics.
—Paul Thompson, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
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The majority responded with top marks and a few qualified for the state meet in more than one event.
—Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 18 May 2024
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That is not qualified to be able to participate in this.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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But what is the AI algorithm looking for, and how effective is AI at helping the most qualified candidates get the job?
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
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Tax break on tip income Workers who receive tips could get a tax break under the bill, which exempts qualified tips from income tax through 2028.
—Annie Nova,kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea,lorie Konish,jessica Dickler,greg Iacurci,ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 22 May 2025
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