How to Use certified in a Sentence

certified

adjective
  • The food is certified kosher.
  • The carpentry work must be done by someone who is certified for the job.
  • Her boyfriend's a certified weirdo.
  • You must be certified in order to practice medicine.
  • Then there’s Loni Markham, a certified holistic health counselor and nutrition coach who made a video centered around ways to stay healthy over the holidays.
    Rick Menning, sun-sentinel.com, 8 Dec. 2020
  • Plus, Harris' vice presidential pick Tim Walz has been deemed a certified member of the Beyhive.
    Margie Cullen, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
  • Becoming a certified public accountant proved a springboard for Sandy Torchia’s career.
    Greg McKenna, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
  • But the answer is not for the Supreme Court, at the urging of one state a month after the election, to reverse the duly certified election results in four other states.
    The Editors, National Review, 11 Dec. 2020
  • Pathologists tell us that mid-summer, during the hottest weather, is another suitable time to prune. Hire a certified arborist with experience in oak wilt issues.
    Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 26 Nov. 2020
  • It’s been even longer since Payne landed a certified smash in the U.K.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Instead, King kept the fish and weighed it on a certified scale, which tipped at 8 pounds, 8 ounces.
    Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 31 May 2023
  • There were no certified drive killers — penalties or sacks — on the drive.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The business sent emails and a certified letter and left phone messages, but did not hear from the man.
    cleveland, 3 Aug. 2023
  • That’s based on having rolled 21 games or more in a certified league.
    Randy McRoberts, baltimoresun.com, 26 Mar. 2021
  • Last month, the state recorded a 10 percent drop in certified EMT and paramedic staffing due to low wages and burnout.
    Brianna Sacks and Emily Wax-Thibodeaux, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Dec. 2022
  • In the case of Durham, the town could lose its status as a certified local government.
    New York Times, 12 May 2022
  • Berkowitz hopes there will be more certified deaf interpreters in the state.
    Hannah Drown, cleveland, 24 Dec. 2020
  • Amy Christine, a certified Master of Wine, knows a thing or two about wine.
    Kara Peeler, Sunset Magazine, 7 June 2024
  • All five of her roommates sat around her room to watch and take notes as the certified makeup genius snatched her face.
    Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The state will release a list of certified write-in candidates on Sept. 3.
    Alexei Koseff, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Aug. 2021
  • Liberty is a certified NFL agent, a wife and a mother of two.
    Raquel "rocky" Harris, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2021
  • Feel free to get the second opinion of a certified arborist.
    Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Apr. 2021
  • The better idea is to send it by certified or registered mail.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
  • As a certified cool girl, there are few other options that would have made as much sense as the candy-red sleek pair.
    Cassandra Pintro, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The show is more concerned with contracts and big deals than touchdowns and field goals, but Johnson is a certified star.
    Megan Vick, EW.com, 24 Sep. 2024
  • To find a certified financial planner in your area, check out this site.
    John F. Wasik, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
  • The dives were made possible by using the world’s only certified, state-of-the-art full ocean depth submersible.
    Wayne Baker, The Enquirer, 3 May 2021
  • The somber pop ballad helped propel Eilish to fame and became certified gold.
    Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
  • The new gold curb chain is hand carved from bronze and is plated in 2 microns of certified and ethically-sourced 18kt gold.
    Felicity Carter, Forbes, 1 Feb. 2022
  • Getty Images Robert Jenkins’ first job as a certified plumber was a dream.
    Byirina Ivanova, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2023

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