How to Use confirmed in a Sentence

confirmed

adjective
  • The ages of those with a confirmed illness range from 15 to 72.
    USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2017
  • No confirmed date, but that seems to be where the train’s moving.
    Nolan Feeney, Billboard, 25 Jan. 2022
  • Not to mention Dua Lipa, a confirmed singer, is part of the cast.
    Vulture, 25 May 2023
  • No confirmed deaths have been reported there in the last 15 days.
    Ramsey Archibald | Rarchibald@al.com, al, 5 Nov. 2020
  • There is no confirmed air date yet for season 4 on CBS.
    Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 9 May 2024
  • At the time of this publication, there are no confirmed colonies of this species.
    Cole Sikes Communications and Marketing Specialist Alabama Cooperative Extension System, al, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The confirmed number of cases is rising quickly here and around the world.
    Helena Oliviero, ajc, 26 July 2022
  • The Navajo Nation has, per capita, more confirmed cases and deaths than any of the 50 states.
    Lila Thulin, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 July 2020
  • On the worst day during the spring, New York City recorded over 800 confirmed and probable deaths.
    Joseph Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2020
  • Saturday was the fourth straight day in which the state's count of confirmed and probable cases rose by more than 800.
    Andy Davis, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2020
  • Covid-19 deaths include both confirmed and probable deaths from the virus.
    New York Times, 14 Jan. 2021
  • The state wildlife agency said there have been no confirmed records of a mountain lion from Hood County.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2020
  • There were several more confirmed cases among players a week ago when the Owls were idle.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 24 Oct. 2020
  • To date, there are no confirmed cases of 1024-bit RSA being factorized, but that doesn't mean it can't be done.
    Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Montgomery County, the largest Black Belt county and the fourth largest in Alabama, has the state’s highest confirmed case count.
    Ramsey Archibald | Rarchibald@al.com, al, 19 June 2020
  • The delta variant is ravaging Hawaii, with the state having more confirmed cases than at any point in the pandemic.
    Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2021
  • The Unites States is without confirmed chiefs for three of its military services.
    Matt Seyler, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The confirmed death toll here in Buncombe County alone climbed to 30 and was expected to rise, the sheriff said late Sunday.
    Sarah Honosky, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Outbreaks are defined as three or more confirmed cases or at least one death.
    oregonlive, 1 Sep. 2021
  • This month, there have been three confirmed shark attacks in North Carolina.
    Chris Hopkins | Chopkins@pennlive.com, nola.com, 19 June 2019
  • The confirmed death toll rose to 96 early Monday and is expected to increase.
    NBC News, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Now, with Palmer's confirmed pregnancy, the two seem to be headed down a more serious path.
    Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Police remain adamant that Bates is not a confirmed victim of the Zodiac killer and that Poste is not a current suspect in the case.
    Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2023
  • That means Disney+ will enter the market at $6.99 per month with confirmed hits, rather than plodding through years of trial and error to find a show or two that sticks.
    Wired, 12 Nov. 2019
  • Even the confirmed parts of Guo’s story have always been peculiar.
    Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Here is a full confirmed list of the actors, authors, comic book artists and creators scheduled to attend.
    Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic, 18 May 2022
  • Here are the states where Lyme disease is most confirmed, common symptoms and treatments and key tips to avoiding it.
    Josh Hafner, USA TODAY, 7 May 2018
  • So far, there are no confirmed cases of humans getting bird flu from drinking raw milk.
    Chiara Eisner, NPR, 25 May 2024
  • French museums still house many of the pieces without confirmed owners.
    Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2024
  • The weekly reported confirmed and probable death toll was 49, down from 59 in the week before.
    Ryan Huddle, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2022

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