How to Use validation in a Sentence

validation

noun

• I'm afraid we cannot act on your claim without validation.
• To have the actor say yes to that is such a validation.
  — Emily Burack, Town & Country, 7 Apr. 2022
• That puts a big question in my mind as to the validation of the rankings.
  — Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press, 22 Oct. 2021
• The data should be a means to an end, though, not a source of validation in its own right.
  — Samantha Kleinberg, STAT, 8 Jan. 2024
• The bump in sales is a validation of Amazon’s changes to this year’s Prime Day.
  — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 13 July 2023
• And it was greeted with a sound wave of validation from fans around the metro.
  — Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 16 May 2021
• Or is validation enough that this is the right battle to choose?
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022
• This seems to bond them, giving validation that the job is hard.
  — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2022
• To be on the top 10 list of IMDb is a massive validation of the film’s reception.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Nov. 2023
• And Teck likes it too, so that's all the validation Derrick needs.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 18 Nov. 2021
• This is the validation phase, where antibody tests will be put to the test.
  — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2020
• Even 30 years later, that moment and the sense of validation that came with it has stayed with me.
  — Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2021
• That must be some kind of career validation, that maybe the biggest new pop star in the world the past year or so is a fan of your band.
  — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 8 Sep. 2022
• So, too, did William lack the validation his mother longed to see.
  — V.m. Braganza, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Aug. 2021
• And one more win away from further validation for the Pac-12.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2021
• Then there are politicians like Vance who need the crowd more than the crowd needs him — its approval and its validation.
  — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
• Yet this is also a rather normal part of teen and young-adult life: the desire for validation and the need to fit in among one’s peers.
  — WSJ, 15 Mar. 2022
• This win was validation for all the knocks and slights the Bengals have been receiving since May.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 23 Jan. 2023
• But the below tips may give you some ideas—or validation.
  — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 8 Mar. 2024
• The selling point here seems to be more about comfort and validation.
  — New York Times, 14 Dec. 2021
• Despite the hype, there still are only wisps of validation in this space.
  — Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 1 Dec. 2023
• That was a guy who was looking for a little validation from a friend.
  — Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2025
• To give validation to your feelings that push you to improve your life.
  — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
• On the dark side, the strength behind Leo’s sense of self can lead to arrogance and a need for constant validation.
  — Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 25 July 2024
• The nomination is validation that hair styling is an art form, a craft and a skill.
  — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 25 Apr. 2021
• Being a part of Canada's Drag Race is a form of validation.
  — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2021
• Stick with your plans, because the new Moon of the 15th brings wonderful validation.
  — Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 1 Sep. 2023
• Facing a winless Lions team, the Bengals got more validation that Chase was the right choice with the No. 5 pick.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2021
• In an era where validation often comes in the form of likes, shares, and algorithms, self-expression can feel like a gamble.
  — Bryanna Symone, Essence, 10 July 2025
• The desperate need for a parent’s validation summarizes all of his psychology, as well as Imogen’s.
  — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 25 June 2025