How to Use confirm in a Sentence

confirm

verb

• The award confirmed her status as one of the great movie actresses.
• The attack confirmed her worst fears about the neighborhood.
• The tests confirmed the doctors' suspicions of cancer.
• The dentist's office called to confirm your appointment for tomorrow.
• We have a reservation for you for tomorrow night. Please call to confirm.
• You may be asked to confirm your decision by clicking Yes.
  — Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 19 Jan. 2025
• The family has been unable to confirm this, Kobets said.
  — Wojciech Grzedzinski, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2022
• More research is needed to confirm spearmint's potential use as a testosterone-lowering treatment.
  — Jillian Kubala, Health, 19 Jan. 2025
• Barker noted the surprises that often occur in the business that confirm a film’s quality.
  — Ed Meza, Variety, 24 Sep. 2022
• Harsin refused to confirm or deny the reports when asked if Finley had participated in practice.
  — Nubyjas Wilborn | [e-mail], al, 21 Sep. 2022
• Senator Rubio is expected to be swiftly confirmed as secretary of state.
  — CBS News, 19 Jan. 2025
• By Monday, Florida officials would confirm that more than 90 people had died in the state though search-and-rescue work was ongoing.
  — Miles Cohen, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2022
• The White later confirmed the event would be rescheduled for next week at the White House to accommodate additional attendees.
  — Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
• The county Medical Examiner took possession of the body and will determine how the man died and confirm his identity.
  — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2022
• CBS News has been unable to confirm the source of the video.
  — CBS News, 25 June 2021
• Ervin confirmed the woman's name was the same as on the box Vater got.
  — Mark Davis, kansascity, 30 May 2018
• It has not been confirmed whether a sequel is in the works.
  — Pamela Avila, The Courier-Journal, 14 Aug. 2024
• Details in the video confirm the time and place the footage was taken.
  — Camille Caldera, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2020
• The footage appears to confirm witness statements that the teen was shot in the back.
  — Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2023
• The date and time of Rose’s appearance at the RNC has yet to be confirmed.
  — Jeremy Yurow, USA TODAY, 10 July 2024
• The deputy was able to confirm that the teen was the victim in the other incident.
  — Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022
• The story above isn’t enough to confirm that the two characters will be in the movie.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 24 Jan. 2022
• The sources would not confirm how many missiles were launched.
  — Fox News, 10 Aug. 2019
• The bone will now be sent to a lab for testing to confirm its origin.
  — Victoria Albert, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2021
• The best way to take advantage of it is to confirm it with a trailer.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 28 Sep. 2021
• Photos on the wall confirm that the girl and the bears are a loving family.
  — Tegan Tigani, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Nov. 2022
• Both rovers are confirmed to have landed on the surface of Ryugu.
  — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 24 Sep. 2018
• The Times confirmed the deal through real estate records.
  — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
• Sources also confirmed the split to People and Page Six.
  — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2023
• Bill and Jo confirm to the kids that weekends are worse than weekdays.
  — Nina Zafar, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2020

Last Updated: 3 Feb 2025