How to Use validate in a Sentence

validate

verb

• A judge still needs to validate the election.
• The court validated the contract.
• The decline in sales only validated our concerns.
• Customs officers validated our passports.
• All that will validate why the Suns didn’t give him the five-year max.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 20 Oct. 2021
• The first step is to validate and contain.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
• Don’t wait for someone else to validate you.
  — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
• But the tennis world did nothing but pat her on the back and validate her stance.
  — Dave Seminara, National Review, 30 Aug. 2020
• But some states go a step further and use their own labs to validate the results.
  — Ryan Randazzo, AZCentral.com, 18 Apr. 2022
• And don't wait for nobody idea in the public to validate that, bruh.
  — Heran Mamo, Billboard, 23 Aug. 2021
• Scan your ticket to validate at the kiosk on the first floor near the book checkout counter.
  — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2023
• Less than two years later, the numbers validate that bet.
  — Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
• Thank you to every single one of you who has reached out with such kind and validating words.
  — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
• That’s probably been one of the most validating parts of it for me.
  — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2024
• Cowards need a crowd to cheer them on to validate their selfish actions.
  — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 July 2025
• This will pay off in a way that feels both exciting and validating.
  — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
• The records show that more than half the purchase were not validated by receipts.
  — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026
• The reaction of your breakfast guests will validate all of your home chef skills.
  — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 16 May 2026
• Men are more connected to, or validated more by, anger and fury.
  — Ed Meza, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
• In a way, that instinct was always there—it’s just been validated deeply.
  — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024
• The results from the opener only validate them in their minds.
  — Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2021
• But Sophie was able to validate.
  — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Dec. 2025
• Still, Miller doesn’t need the season-ending award to validate his first year as a pro.
  — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2024
• The task is not to beat back the anxious feelings but to feel and validate them and then work them into the world.
  — Heather Hansman, Outside Online, 18 June 2022
• This would validate the breakout.
  — Katie Stockton, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
• Events in Iran validate that worldview.
  — Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
• In many ways, Liang felt validated.
  — Emilia Petrarca, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
• That story validated us and opened doors very early on.
  — Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 26 Mar. 2026
• Knowing and validating their self-awareness tells me where to start.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
• There were so many moments that were really validating in terms of how much the cast loved it.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2023