How to Use validation in a Sentence

validation

noun

• I'm afraid we cannot act on your claim without validation.
• There is so much that says that validation alone isn’t enough.
  — Dallas News, 30 Jan. 2020
• 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
• For the artists, these shows are a source of validation and support.
  — Janie Paul, The Conversation, 9 June 2020
• 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
• That puts a big question in my mind as to the validation of the rankings.
  — Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press, 22 Oct. 2021
• That was a guy who was looking for a little validation from a friend.
  — Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2025
• The measure was tied up in court for many years but got final validation last year.
  — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
• To give validation to your feelings that push you to improve your life.
  — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
• This is the validation phase, where antibody tests will be put to the test.
  — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2020
• Despite the hype, there still are only wisps of validation in this space.
  — Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 1 Dec. 2023
• The partners now plan to move into the next phase of validation.
  — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
• The selling point here seems to be more about comfort and validation.
  — New York Times, 14 Dec. 2021
• So, too, did William lack the validation his mother longed to see.
  — V.m. Braganza, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Aug. 2021
• In a way, validation to that little girl, to little me.
  — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
• That’s why the chance to present his work is an important validation.
  — Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
• For some, that brings validation.
  — Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
• The nomination is validation that hair styling is an art form, a craft and a skill.
  — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 25 Apr. 2021
• To be able to become part of that was a big validation exercise.
  — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2021
• There wasn’t a lot of validation for the inside me, coming from the outside me.
  — Ryan Kost, SFChronicle.com, 24 Jan. 2020
• Much like an award, your book can serve as a respected form of third-party validation.
  — Vikrant Shaurya, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
• There’s this thing where so much of my life has been defined by needing male approval and validation.
  — Kennedy French, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
• When people love the songs, that’s validation.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026
• And Teck likes it too, so that's all the validation Derrick needs.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 18 Nov. 2021
• 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
• Williams talks now like someone who isn’t chasing validation.
  — Okla Jones, Essence, 16 Dec. 2025
• 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
• If the validation succeeds, the AI has passed the test.
  — Dimitris Tsementzis, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026