How to Use vindicate in a Sentence

vindicate

verb

• He felt vindicated when the truth became known.
• Their approach to the problem has been vindicated by the positive results.
• She will be completely vindicated by the evidence.
• These discoveries vindicate their theory.
• Still, there’s a part of him that feels vindicated.
  — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 18 Nov. 2025
• Each of them has paid off in some way or will be vindicated in the future.
  — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
• It has now been vindicated; the block on the duties was stayed.
  — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
• Because my gift has taken me places that my past wouldn’t vindicate me for.
  — Astrid Hacker, The Courier-Journal, 22 Feb. 2018
• Calls for the eight to be vindicated grew -- even in state media.
  — Yong Xiong and Nectar Gan, CNN, 3 Feb. 2020
• No, the best part about those two games is that no one involved feels vindicated.
  — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
• But Lari’s track record seems to vindicate the brashness of his youth.
  — Andrada Fiscutean, Ars Technica, 27 Aug. 2018
• Or maybe he will be vindicated.
  — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
• Bain had three and felt vindicated.
  — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
• Her hunch was vindicated; the spectator was a plant sent by a far-right group.
  — The Economist, 30 Jan. 2020
• By the time the vote was over, Paxton was vindicated and the rain had stopped.
  — Philip Jankowski, Dallas News, 16 Sep. 2023
• Some of what happened next vindicated my stance.
  — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
• Most requesters simply do not have the resources to vindicate their rights in court.
  — Hillary Borrud | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2019
• And who knows, art history may vindicate him.
  — Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
• And risks to the downside could still vindicate Wall Street’s bears.
  — Alexandra Semenova, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2023
• Crowe said he had been vindicated by the fact that when the film came out there were more women in theatres than men.
  — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 13 June 2026
• The findings can feel vindicating for people who have tried to curb cravings for sweets and failed.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 24 Mar. 2026
• Attorneys for all three men say their clients are not guilty and that evidence will vindicate them.
  — Essence, 24 June 2020
• This case presents a unique chance to vindicate that value—and to summon the best that is within us while there is still time.
  — Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Apr. 2025
• This case presents their unique chance to vindicate that value and to summon the best that is within us while there is still time.
  — Time Staff, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
• His approach will either be vindicated or condemned by this time next week.
  — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 1 May 2026
• Jonathon Bullard looks like he is set to vindicate himself from his rookie season.
  — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 24 Aug. 2017
• He’s been vindicated too many times to list here, but even the highlights are impressive.
  — Michael Greshko, National Geographic, 10 Feb. 2016
• Those who thought Alonso's power surge last year was a fluke may have felt vindicated by his slow start.
  — Lawr Michaels, USA TODAY, 29 May 2018
• Both say they will be vindicated when the complete set of text exchanges is revealed by police or in court.
  — Sara Randazzo, WSJ, 13 July 2018
• The principle of the rehearsal has been vindicated by ground truth.
  — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 May 2025