Examples of 'justify' in a sentence

Meaning of "justify"

To justify means to provide a valid reason, explanation, or evidence to support or explain a decision, action, or belief
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  • To provide an acceptable explanation for.
  • To be a good, acceptable reason for; warrant.
  • To arrange (text) on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned.
  • To absolve, and declare to be free of blame or sin.

How to use "justify" in a sentence

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Nothing could justify waging war on civilians.
You are not actually trying to justify this.
I am not going to justify that question with an answer.
There is no way you did anything to justify this.
Benefits must justify any anticipated harms.
Sounds to me like a coward trying to justify himself.
We just could not justify it financially anymore.
Prohibiting the invocation of a state of necessity to justify t.
The end will justify the means.
Ends justify means in decisive gangland encounter.
You do not have to justify his behavior.
We can justify raising the threat level.
I would like you to justify your decision.
I used to justify my violence by saying it was for good.
I could not possibly justify taking another.

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They can justify it by saying it was a military vehicle.
The end do not justify the means.
Straddling a fundamental contradiction and trying to justify it.
That does not justify acting like a madman.
No considerations whatsoever can be invoked to justify terrorism.
No volume of histories to justify development of an electronic application.
We do not want to risk appearing to justify terrorism.
You blamed it on me to justify what you are going to do tonight.
The information provided does not justify listing.
I do not have to justify myself to you or anyone.
A single violation should be sufficient to justify prosecution.
Hardly enough to justify this invasion of privacy.
Common sense only exists to justify passion.
Do not try to justify yourself with that.
Not that doing so would necessarily justify a ban.
I do not have to justify myself to any of you.
I do not known how you can justify it.
Because we must justify the military budget.
He can take the opportunity to justify himself.
That does not justify drawing a pistol in public.
You said i do not have to justify my picks.
Nothing can justify this terrorist act.
It would be nice to retroactively justify that mustache.
I can not justify sending a team down.
A reasonable statistical reliability to justify the conclusion.
He does not need to justify it or defend himself to anyone.
It is going to very difficult for us to justify our position.
Do not need to justify nothing to you all.
Justify cheating by making me the villain.
I am not even going to justify this with an answer.
I justify anything that will further our cause.
I will work hard to justify your confidence.
And justify its ardent flame.
The ends never justify the means.
To justify building a bigger army of synthetics.

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