How to Use certification in a Sentence

certification

noun
  • She had to wait until her certification as a nurse before she could start her new job.
  • The certifications of nine teachers were revoked.
  • The school offers scuba diving certification.
  • The certification program is $200 plus the cost of the three workshops.
    Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2023
  • The certification prepares them to begin the real-world part of the class.
    Amy Harder, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The goal is to have the certification completed next year.
    Brad Adgate, Forbes, 4 May 2023
  • And, if your dog is in fact a purebred, the company sends you a certification.
    Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 3 May 2023
  • The vote to approve the consistency certification, which was met with grumbling in the crowd, was 4 to 1.
    Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2023
  • Fossil quests in the Cooper are not for the faint of heart or casual of certification.
    Lauren Oster, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2023
  • At the time, California was one of only four states that didn’t have a way to strip cops of their certification.
    Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Dec. 2023
  • The two had a falling out at the end of their term in office, when Pence refused Trump's orders to stop the certification of the 2020 election results.
    Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Those votes then are sent to Congress for the final certification.
    Amber Phillips, Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2023
  • Records from the American Board of Emergency Medicine show his certification expires at the end of 2025.
    Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Overall, the best way to tell if sheets are organic is through the product's certifications, mainly GOTS.
    Jamie Weissman, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Students can choose to minor in the program, earn a master’s degree, or get a certification.
    IEEE Spectrum, 13 May 2023
  • Some campaign officials came in and out of the press pen to glad-hand and say hello; Boris Epshteyn, one of the Trump lawyers who were involved in the effort to prevent the certification of the 2020 election, walked over to take selfies.
    Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The vote to certify the election results passed with a vote of 2-0 with Judd and Supervisor Ann English voting for the certification.
    Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2023
  • Some courses even offer certifications that can be a great asset to your resume.
    Stack Commerce, Popular Science, 11 May 2023
  • The results must be certified by April 4, and the registrar expects to use the full certification period to make sure the results are accurate.
    Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Scott signed on as counsel to a lawsuit Trump filed to stop the certification of Pennsylvania’s election results.
    Tori Otten, The New Republic, 31 May 2023
  • Hours after the insurrection, Jordan stationed himself next to the House floor to whip votes against certification.
    Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2023
  • The hotel will be applying for Green Key certification early in 2024.
    Maggie Shipstead, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2024
  • This certification means a crib mattress has been made with ingredients not known or suspected to cause human health harm.
    Bridget Shirvell, Parents, 25 Nov. 2023
  • The certification also requires a minimum 120 Hz refresh rate, which is probably where Dell got the number from.
    Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2024
  • The film hasn’t undergone the censorship certification required of all theatrical releases, a lengthy process which could see key scenes stripped away—if it’s granted a release at all.
    Siddhant Adlakha, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Among other things, the 4,000-square-foot center, called Bioversity, will run short-term certification programs to train high school students for jobs in the burgeoning industry.
    Robert Weisman, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2023
  • The institution would be fined $5,000 for hosting a show, and the staff member who approved it could lose their teaching or librarian certification.
    Tori Otten, The New Republic, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Armed Trump supporters, encouraged by the outgoing President, breached the halls of Congress in order to disrupt the certification of the election.
    Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2023
  • His wife was completing a certification course for the next 12 months, with classes on Saturday from 9-5 p.m., conflicting with Emily's time at the house and requiring someone else to watch her daughter.
    Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Mitchell had no certifications or experience in sword-fighting, the lawsuit said.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 29 Feb. 2024

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