How to Use verify in a Sentence

verify

verb
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  • And, of course, their claims have been verified by the court.
    — NBC News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • There was no way to verify any of it, but just in case, the team rolled out with three massive rigs.
    — Thallman, oregonlive, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Bose: And to really verify what’s killed the whale, Joy and a team have to dig inside the body of the whale itself.
    — Tulika Bose, Scientific American, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The Washington Post was able to verify the location but not the date of the video.
    — Karla Adam, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Simply verify your status with ID.me and add it to cart.
    — Samantha Jones, Good Housekeeping, 9 May 2023
  • The Times viewed copies of the vet records and a receipt for the transaction, but could not verify the buyer’s identity.
    — David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
  • As far as the number of cars and workers on the bridge at the time of the collapse, Homendy said that information needs to be verified.
    — Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The app asked users to verify their school email addresses to create an account.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The Washington Post verified the location of the videos but could not confirm when they were filmed.
    — Claire Parker, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2024
  • There is no need to leave your cherished items and valuables in the hands of movers who are not vetted or companies that have not been verified.
    — Chris Gallagher, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The New York Times was unable to verify the provenance of the weapons and equipment in the images or assess the claim of the command center’s existence.
    — Iyad Abuheweila, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2023
  • The Glaze Project vets every request to verify that each user is human and ensure bad actors don't abuse the tools, so the process can take a while.
    — Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 4 July 2024
  • If an item is turned in that matches your description, you will be contacted to verify details of the item.
    — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 18 Aug. 2023
  • There was a four home run game by Gibson that wasn’t included because it could not be verified.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2024
  • The company said technology deployed in the exit area of the club will take photos of carts and verify all items have been paid for.
    — Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner, 11 Jan. 2024
  • But according to police, the location of Ly and Tran couldn't be verified.
    — Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Some might have rushed to IRS offices to verify that identity in order to free up frozen refunds.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 16 May 2024
  • Videos verified by The New York Times show at least one car engulfed in flames in front of a high-rise building after the explosion, as dozens of people gathered in the area.
    — Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Since anyone can inspect and probe the design, the theory is that bugs are more likely to get noticed and the bug fixes can be verified.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 13 Feb. 2024
  • SpaceX test fired the nine engines powering the Falcon 9's first stage to verify the booster's readiness for flight.
    — William Harwood, CBS News, 16 Jan. 2024
  • In videos posted to Instagram and verified by The Times, other bodies lay exposed, and people walked past them in search of loved ones.
    — Yousur Al-Hlou, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2023
  • His promise was verified in the next morning’s Tribune.
    — Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2023
  • So, out the researchers go to verify temperature readings and make new ones.
    — Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 18 July 2023
  • Such stories are impossible to verify but are a glimmer of hope people want to cling to.
    — Sarah El Sirgany, CNN, 23 Sep. 2023
  • The claims about beheadings, difficult to verify, have continued to spread thanks in part to the lack of clarity.
    — Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2023
  • According to the June 2021 warrant, police verified that the Facebook account used to send the messages belonged to Ian Cleary.
    — CBS News, 8 July 2024
  • This isn’t the first time the US government has sought to restrict access to adult content by requiring websites to verify users’ ages.
    — Casey Newton, The Verge, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Rope: Tie a hammock knot to attach each end of the hammock to the trees, then inspect each knot and eye bolt (if applicable) to verify that the hammock is secured.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2024
  • After Trump’s election in 2016, those critics all verified that winning is the best deodorant.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024
  • The website has contact information for your local clerk, who can verify whether your ballot has been received.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 1 Aug. 2024

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