How to Use confirmation in a Sentence

confirmation

noun
  • Reporters awaited confirmation from the army about the battle.
  • You will receive confirmation of your order by e-mail.
  • You will receive an e-mail confirmation of your order.
  • We don't have independent confirmation of the facts.
  • Many senators are opposed to his confirmation as a federal judge.
  • Final confirmation came only after the investigation was completed.
  • The court could not be reached for confirmation of the sentence.
    — Reuters, CNN, 12 Sep. 2022
  • There is now a bill to change that makes the post subject to a confirmation vote.
    — Orlando Sentinel and New York Daily News Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2024
  • There is no confirmation yet on whether the pool was fenced in.
    — Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 19 Oct. 2024
  • With confirmation that the report was ready to go, Smith jumped right in.
    — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2022
  • There’s no confirmation bias or grading on the curve here — Pearsall looks the part.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024
  • The confirmation came on April 12: Fadi would go to the United States for long-term care.
    — Joe Snell, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
  • But the book also details Ford’s life after the confirmation: the death threats, the upheaval, the backlash.
    — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
  • The confirmation came after the pages were leaked online.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2023
  • The confirmation is likely to happen in the coming months, Borkhataria says.
    — WSJ, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The confirmation of sulphur is the first discovery of the element near the moon's south pole.
    — George Petras, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Allen stressed that the Wednesday hearing was not meant to be about Holmes’s confirmation.
    — Emily Davies, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2022
  • The victims have yet to be identified, and there has been no confirmation of the children's ages.
    — Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 21 July 2023
  • There has been no confirmation of the claim from the Russian military or the Ukrainian army.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 26 Feb. 2023
  • The threat, and confirmation of Tyler's secondary form, opened the door to even more violence — this time, with Wednesday as the target.
    — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 25 Nov. 2022
  • Waiting for confirmation means missing out on a small part of the move when markets turn around.
    — Nishant Pant, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Police did not say how the altercation between the two groups started, and there is no confirmation that the teens were in the bar.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
  • The skull is awaiting confirmation by a judge’s panel, which will determine whether it’s crowned the new No. 1 Roosevelt bull in the B&C book.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Last month, the Kills released a pair of new singles but withheld any confirmation that a new album was also on the way.
    — Spin Staff, Spin, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Health officials in Colombo could not be reached for confirmation of the deaths.
    — Mujib Mashal, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2022
  • There has been no confirmation of the claim from either the Russian military or the Ukrainian army.
    — John Leicester, ajc, 25 Feb. 2023
  • But last week officials found the first confirmation that the trout are once again reproducing in the wild.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 2 Oct. 2022
  • Billboard has reached out to Lopez’s reps for confirmation.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2022
  • His confirmation comes after some Republicans have raised concerns over talk of whether Trump could give up the U.S.’s leadership role within the alliance.
    — Filip Timotija, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
  • The policy paper — much more detailed than anything that's appeared on Trump's campaign site or come up in confirmation hearings — is a strong signal that big changes are indeed on the horizon.
    — Caitlin Owens, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025

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