How to Use valid in a Sentence

valid

adjective
  • You make a valid point.
  • There is no valid reason to proceed with the change.
  • Their marriage is not legally valid.
  • The agreement is no longer valid under international law.
  • You must present valid identification.
  • Her objections were completely valid.
  • And to me there’s no valid reason to be afraid of them.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2020
  • Here is the full list of those concerts for which the lawn pass is valid here.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2022
  • That’s not to say that what [the new study] found is not valid.
    Karen Weintraub, Scientific American, 17 Jan. 2020
  • Tickets purchased for the girls meet will be valid for the new dates.
    Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 18 Feb. 2021
  • The force of royal style is that both readings are valid.
    Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Sep. 2022
  • He was cited and a valid driver was allowed to drive the car from the scene.
    Brian Lisik, cleveland, 18 Apr. 2022
  • Gaines wrote that the law required at least six votes for the approval to be valid.
    Mike Cason, AL.com, 1 May 2018
  • The law required that all must have a birth date and valid street address.
    USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2020
  • The car was turned over to a passenger with a valid license.
    Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 24 Jan. 2020
  • The idea that these awards would exist is fine—valid, even.
    Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Monogamy is a choice, but hardly the only valid choice.
    John Norris, Billboard, 29 May 2018
  • This does seem odd, but there may be a valid reason to start now.
    Gary Singer, sun-sentinel.com, 8 Oct. 2020
  • Now, new research shows that many of the complaints were valid.
    Amanda Morris, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Your magick doesn’t have to look a certain way to be valid!
    Andrea Alonso, Los Angeles Magazine, 10 Apr. 2018
  • And their reasons for spending time on these tasks are valid.
    Anthony Deighton, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Don't be shy; your needs are valid and deserve to be heard!
    Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 11 Feb. 2020
  • Grace-Jones ruled that was not a valid defense and levied a fine.
    Susannah Nesmith, miamiherald, 19 June 2017
  • When would a ballot need to be postmarked in order to be valid?
    David Daley, The New Republic, 15 Oct. 2020
  • Hall doesn’t have a sack yet, so his words weren’t valid at the moment.
    Stephen Means, cleveland, 25 Mar. 2022
  • This deal is valid only for two person plans at three meals a week.
    Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2022
  • While all of these lengths are still valid, the low-calf midi seems to stand out as the length du jour.
    Sharon Graubard, courant.com, 15 Aug. 2019
  • But your practice doesn't have to be camera-ready to be valid.
    Sophie Saint Thomas, Allure, 5 Apr. 2018
  • There are, of course, many valid reasons not to consume dairy.
    Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 21 July 2023
  • The travel voucher is valid for one year from issue date.
    Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 9 Mar. 2020

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