How to Use approval in a Sentence

approval

noun
  • We were required to get approvals at each stage of the project.
  • The government has so far withheld approval of the drug.
  • Do I have your approval to make the changes?
  • The rally will be on May 19, provided the city gives its approval.
  • The doctor decided to give up on getting an approval for the catheter exam.
    T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Moving beyond trust means gaining your customers’ deep respect and generous approval.
    John Hall, Forbes, 2 Apr. 2023
  • The government resorted to emergency law to push through the deal without having to seek shareholder approval.
    Bastian Benrath, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Some 600 adoring souls will scream their approval, revering the skill, the dedication, the opulence.
    Jesús Rodríguez, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Although the company still faces several hurdles, Monday’s county approval is a crucial first step.
    Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
  • When license approvals get delayed, state representatives get calls asking for assistance.
    By Anthony Hennen | The Center Square , Washington Examiner, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Your child looks to you for approval and a sense of safety.
    Anja Mutic, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2023
  • It’s been clear for some time now that these treatments are on the cusp of approval.
    Jayasree K. Iyer, STAT, 12 July 2023
  • The approval raises the amount Fort Worth could spend on the lawsuit to $2 million.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Rachel strives for the approval of Nick’s loved ones and struggles to get it from his mom Eleanor — played by Yeoh.
    Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 25 July 2024
  • The issue threatened to hold up approval of the project’s second phase.
    Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Eli Lilly hopes to win approval of a rival Alzheimer’s drug, donanemab, by the end of the year.
    Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
  • The dozens of parties responsible for the cleanup have to agree to a payment plan and present it to the EPA for approval.
    Lulu Ramadan, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2023
  • Right to Life got approval for the credits — to rescind its approval for the credits.
    Journal Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The upper chamber will have to move with uncommon speed to vote on that and send it to the House for approval before the end of the week.
    Marianna Sotomayor, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Public approval of the Supreme Court is near historic lows.
    Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2023
  • That budget item is pending approval in the next couple of weeks.
    Caleb Wiegandt, The Courier-Journal, 1 June 2023
  • The House vote follows approval of a similar bill by the Te7y6tewa43ewsazxas Senate in late March.
    Michael Murney, Chron, 2 May 2023
  • That drug, which slows the progression of the disease in people in the early stages, won approval in the U.S. in July.
    Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The two companies will need shareholder approval for the deals to go ahead.
    Weilun Soon, wsj.com, 13 May 2023
  • Distribution of the state funds was then paused pending the approval of the safety rules.
    Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2023
  • This is the first time it will be released with the band’s approval, and it’s scheduled to arrive on February 9 via Goofin’.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The developer was seeking city approval to build a 77-story skyscraper at the site of the L.A. Grand.
    Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2023
  • The initiatives are ongoing, with the latest batch of approvals sent just this week.
    Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
  • And the elections—or rather, the mass approval of Putin’s activities—will show that the people, at least, are playing along.
    Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 1 Dec. 2023
  • That is the lowest President Biden has ever measured in our poll, in terms of job approval.
    Nbc Universal, NBC News, 19 Nov. 2023

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