How to Use approval in a Sentence

approval

noun

• We were required to get approvals at each stage of the project.
• The government has so far withheld approval of the drug.
• Do I have your approval to make the changes?
• The rally will be on May 19, provided the city gives its approval.
• While the federal budget requires approval from the president, Congress decides the amount and type of federal funding every year.
  — Lindsey Choo, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
• Your child looks to you for approval and a sense of safety.
  — Anja Mutic, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2023
• It’s been clear for some time now that these treatments are on the cusp of approval.
  — Jayasree K. Iyer, STAT, 12 July 2023
• The approval raises the amount Fort Worth could spend on the lawsuit to $2 million.
  — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2024
• Rachel strives for the approval of Nick’s loved ones and struggles to get it from his mom Eleanor — played by Yeoh.
  — Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 25 July 2024
• The issue threatened to hold up approval of the project’s second phase.
  — Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2023
• Eli Lilly hopes to win approval of a rival Alzheimer’s drug, donanemab, by the end of the year.
  — Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
• Plaintiffs’ lawyers on Monday moved for approval of the deal.
  — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
• The dozens of parties responsible for the cleanup have to agree to a payment plan and present it to the EPA for approval.
  — Lulu Ramadan, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2023
• Right to Life got approval for the credits — to rescind its approval for the credits.
  — Journal Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2024
• The upper chamber will have to move with uncommon speed to vote on that and send it to the House for approval before the end of the week.
  — Marianna Sotomayor, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2024
• Public approval of the Supreme Court is near historic lows.
  — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2023
• That budget item is pending approval in the next couple of weeks.
  — Caleb Wiegandt, The Courier-Journal, 1 June 2023
• The House vote follows approval of a similar bill by the Te7y6tewa43ewsazxas Senate in late March.
  — Michael Murney, Chron, 2 May 2023
• That drug, which slows the progression of the disease in people in the early stages, won approval in the U.S. in July.
  — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2024
• The two companies will need shareholder approval for the deals to go ahead.
  — Weilun Soon, wsj.com, 13 May 2023
• Distribution of the state funds was then paused pending the approval of the safety rules.
  — Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2023
• This is the first time it will be released with the band’s approval, and it’s scheduled to arrive on February 9 via Goofin’.
  — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 5 Dec. 2023
• The developer was seeking city approval to build a 77-story skyscraper at the site of the L.A. Grand.
  — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2023
• The initiatives are ongoing, with the latest batch of approvals sent just this week.
  — Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
• And the elections—or rather, the mass approval of Putin’s activities—will show that the people, at least, are playing along.
  — Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 1 Dec. 2023
• The doctor decided to give up on getting an approval for the catheter exam.
  — T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2024
• That is the lowest President Biden has ever measured in our poll, in terms of job approval.
  — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 19 Nov. 2023
• The project meets the requirements of the state’s bonus density laws and, as a result, the city staff is required to recommend approval, Madera said.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2024
• This year’s strike authorization vote had the highest approval rate and turnout of any in the WGA’s history.
  — Anne Branigin, Washington Post, 2 May 2023
• Musk settled with the SEC, agreeing to pay a $20 million fine, step down as chairman, and agree to get a lawyer's approval before posting about Tesla.
  — Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Dec 2024