How to Use validation in a Sentence

validation

noun

• I'm afraid we cannot act on your claim without validation.
• To have the actor say yes to that is such a validation.
  — Emily Burack, Town & Country, 7 Apr. 2022
• That puts a big question in my mind as to the validation of the rankings.
  — Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press, 22 Oct. 2021
• 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
• The bump in sales is a validation of Amazon’s changes to this year’s Prime Day.
  — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 13 July 2023
• 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
• To be on the top 10 list of IMDb is a massive validation of the film’s reception.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Nov. 2023
• And Teck likes it too, so that's all the validation Derrick needs.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 18 Nov. 2021
• 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
• Then there are politicians like Vance who need the crowd more than the crowd needs him — its approval and its validation.
  — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
• Yet this is also a rather normal part of teen and young-adult life: the desire for validation and the need to fit in among one’s peers.
  — WSJ, 15 Mar. 2022
• This win was validation for all the knocks and slights the Bengals have been receiving since May.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 23 Jan. 2023
• But the below tips may give you some ideas—or validation.
  — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 8 Mar. 2024
• The selling point here seems to be more about comfort and validation.
  — New York Times, 14 Dec. 2021
• Despite the hype, there still are only wisps of validation in this space.
  — Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 1 Dec. 2023
• To give validation to your feelings that push you to improve your life.
  — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
• On the dark side, the strength behind Leo’s sense of self can lead to arrogance and a need for constant validation.
  — Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 25 July 2024
• Stick with your plans, because the new Moon of the 15th brings wonderful validation.
  — Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 1 Sep. 2023
• Facing a winless Lions team, the Bengals got more validation that Chase was the right choice with the No. 5 pick.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2021
• In other words, trust in the process of seeking validation.
  — Serenity Gibbons, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021
• Those are just a few coaches over the last week or so -- validation from Bickerstaff’s peers that the Cavs are doing things the right way.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 23 Nov. 2021
• But after the rough and tumble of his tenure, Klain took the midterm results as validation.
  — Katie Rogers, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Jan. 2023
• In that case, the validation for your daughter would be the end of the conversational line.
  — Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2022
• To be able to become part of that was a big validation exercise.
  — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2021
• That validation of her Black beauty came at a crucial time but was hard to find elsewhere.
  — Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2022
• Through his 10 nominations over the years, Scott is yet to have his name called to the stage for an acceptance speech, but that doesn’t mean the fight for validation is over.
  — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 18 Apr. 2024
• Cruise says the Origin shuttles will hit the streets in Austin in the coming weeks, with the first several being used for testing and validation.
  — Andrea Guzman, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2023
• The social media sector got a major validation earlier this week when Reddit posted its first profit since going public in March.
  — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
• Instead of seeking validation through scarcity, remind yourself that a healthy relationship is built on a steady, open-hearted connection.
  — Mark Travers, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 28 Dec 2024