How to Use accredit in a Sentence

accredit

verb
  • The association only accredits programs that meet its high standards.
  • The invention of scuba gear is accredited to Jacques Cousteau.
  • The program was accredited by the American Dental Association.
  • But here’s the real kicker: Cantwell was accredited as a blogger with Defensedialogue.com, a domain name owned by Boeing.
    Nathan Hodge, WIRED, 19 Aug. 2009
  • The program will attain full accreditation status if these studies are approved by the accrediting body and survey visits confirm the program complies with set standards.
    Gael Langdon, arkansasonline.com, 29 Oct. 2024
  • More than 5,000 members of the media have been accredited to cover the event.
    Hamza Shaban, courant.com, 19 May 2018
  • If the camp is not accredited, ask why, Rosenberg said.
    Sheila Vilvens, Cincinnati.com, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Progress was made and by fall of 2017, every school in the district was fully accredited.
    Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 31 Dec. 2023
  • The staff has kept in touch with the zoo’s accrediting agency, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, throughout the process with Jameela.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2024
  • To check if your hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission, go to qualitycheck.org.
    Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Blanar said about 90 percent of the state's surgery centers are accredited.
    Mark Alesia, Indianapolis Star, 2 Mar. 2018
  • And then every event gets re-accredited every five years.
    Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Apr. 2018
  • And in the back of the report, there was always an appendix referencing the models that were cited and if they were accredited or not.
    Aaron Burciaga, Forbes, 17 July 2023
  • The third season will also see a more musical aspect to it, which Jones accredits to composer Daniel Hart.
    Selena Kuznikov, Variety, 27 July 2024
  • The university is accredited in New York state but has no campus there.
    Pablo Gorondi, The Seattle Times, 26 Apr. 2017
  • The news site was denied congressional press credentials in April but is accredited by the White House.
    Daniel Victor, New York Times, 5 June 2017
  • Though she wasn’t accredited to cover combat, Miller was the only reporter embedded with the troops.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
  • The company has also not been accredited for measuring over-the-air TV.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
  • There are about 50 black rhinos in the care of zoos accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums.
    BostonGlobe.com, 26 Dec. 2019
  • In 2022, the accrediting agency placed the school on probation for undisclosed reasons.
    Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 31 May 2024
  • The school is not currently accredited but hopes to gain accreditation by the time the first class graduates from 12th grade.
    Rachel Berry, Cincinnati.com, 8 July 2019
  • The Carter Center, invited by the government to observe the polls, said 30 members of its 48-member observer team had not been accredited on the eve of the elections.
    Farai Mutsaka, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Impersonation of the female in these early forms can also be accredited to the cross-dresser.
    Gwynedd Stuart, Los Angeles Magazine, 16 Feb. 2018
  • All vendors would be required to apply to the state for approval, which for private schools includes being accredited.
    Talia Richman, Dallas News, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Reports available on the Department of Revenue website show 64 of the 69 schools that are currently not accredited will have to meet that June deadline.
    Trisha Powell Crain, AL.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Selena Gomez accredit their effortlessly smooth and glassy skin — even under the camera flashes — to the skillful use of a primer that perfects those pores.
    Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2022
  • These plantations can be raised by private or public-private firms once they are accredited by the ministry.
    Mayank Aggarwal, Quartz India, 12 Jan. 2020
  • The school district had been fully accredited before then.
    Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Formal agreements with a half-dozen other schools are under review by the school’s accrediting agency.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 June 2024
  • According to critics, some of these places -- known as roadside zoos -- are not accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums and many have a bad track record in their treatment of animals.
    Alexandra Myers, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2024

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