How to Use credential in a Sentence

credential

1 of 3 adjective
  • The research on short-term credential programs is mixed.
    Washington Post, 2 July 2021
  • The main purpose of the Ivy Plus universities and schools like them is not to credential young people.
    Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2019
  • Those students who enroll full-time can earn a credential in two or three semesters.
    courant.com, 14 July 2021
  • Those who apply for a Real ID will have the option to choose between a 4-year or 8-year credential.
    Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 10 June 2021
  • Here are three reasons why the small but mighty micro-credential is going to make such a huge impact on the future of work.
    Mark C. Perna, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2021
  • Account takeover, powered by credential-stuffing fraud, is on the rise.
    Kevin Gosschalk, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Or would a different health-care credential suit your life better now?
    The Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2020
  • In any case, acting isn’t the only area these credential-hoarders target.
    Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Those who apply for a Voluntary Travel ID will have the option to choose between a 4-year or 8-year credential.
    Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 5 Mar. 2021
  • Despite her credential, she wasn’t granted the same access as her male colleagues.
    Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 31 Dec. 2020
  • The Arkose Labs network detected a 98% increase in credential stuffing attacks over the past 12 months.
    Kevin Gosschalk, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022
  • Gutierrez Reed had no formal training or credential — nor was she required to have any.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 19 May 2022
  • Students who did not earn a credential after high school were still making below the median wage, ten years out of high school.
    oregonlive, 11 Nov. 2022
  • The lack of credential was little deterrent to Gesner, who over the course of his life designed and crafted dozens of prized homes around Los Angeles.
    Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2022
  • Ask about credentials, and make sure YOUR manager holds a credential (not just anyone in the office).
    Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2022
  • For now, Merrone continues to hold his Merchant Mariner credential while the case proceeds.
    Blake Ellis and Melanie Hicken, CNN, 7 Oct. 2022
  • But the real victims of this credential inflation are the two-thirds of millennials who didn’t go to college.
    Michelle Legro, Longreads, 19 Dec. 2017
  • Apparently, it’s all about staying abreast of the most in-demand skills and wrapping them into your credential set.
    Jasmine Browley, Essence, 14 Dec. 2022
  • But for too many, earning a credential or degree after high school comes with a mountain of debt or is out of reach altogether.
    Alison Medley, Chron, 12 Nov. 2020
  • College-going rates and the percentage of high school graduates earning a credential rose in the first year of the program – but those results have fallen off over time.
    oregonlive, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Guess how many credential requests the Celtics probably received Thursday for that event?
    Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Someone who has gained access to an account may be able to leverage that username and password for credential stuffing.
    Ari Jacoby, Forbes, 9 June 2022
  • One of the latest offers to buy access to Robinhood accounts came Wednesday with each credential available for as little as $3.50.
    Sophie Alexander, Bloomberg.com, 30 Oct. 2020
  • One percent of assignments were filled by interns who are studying to earn a teaching degree or credential.
    Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2022
  • Like the current fall semester, some in-person classes will be held in the spring for short-term career credential and technical programs.
    From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 22 Sep. 2020
  • The number of unfilled vacancies has led some states and school systems to ease credential requirements, in order to expand the pool of applicants.
    Sharon Lurye and Rebecca Griesbach, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2022
  • By far the most common tool for credential dumping was created in 2012 by a French security researcher named Benjamin Delpy and is known as Mimikatz.
    Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 7 July 2019
  • Other staffers carried signs reminding credential holders to wear masks at all times.
    Nathan Fenno Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2022
  • The video showing his credential had 1.8 million viewers prior to being deleted.
    J.l. Kirven, The Enquirer, 16 Mar. 2021
  • Media credential requests for this event will not be accepted.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 4 Jan. 2022
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credential

2 of 3 noun
  • My experience as a manager is my strongest credential.
  • His singular style, and Hall of Fame credentials, should smooth his path to the booth.
    Bob Raissman, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Then another fail-safe — a credential scan that should have also caught the key — missed that the key was there.
    Wes Davis, The Verge, 6 Sep. 2023
  • A lot of people got these podcasts and these mics in front of them, and their opinions don’t come with no credentials.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Bruce Bochy’s credentials as a bullpen wiz may get revoked because of this bunch.
    Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The meeting burnished William's credentials as a global statesman in his newish role as Prince of Wales.
    Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The person running the account doesn’t share their credentials.
    Time, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Social media users went back and forth about whether the woman may have had the proper credentials to own a raccoon.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 26 May 2023
  • Some caucus members paid a fee and were given credentials at the May 6 meeting.
    Alander Rocha, al, 11 Sep. 2023
  • There are no good reasons to expose credentials in code.
    Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Your credentials and referrals may get you on the shortlist.
    Anne Marie Chaker, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2023
  • However, for many of those with a CMA credential, their salary may exceed six figures.
    Bryce Welker, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Moss waited for a moment or two until one of her peers was able to produce proper credentials.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Soon, the attention will shift to Campbell Hall, and the stream of credentials and requests will follow, spilling out of that tiny gym and onto a national stage.
    Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2023
  • Once again though, a scan designed to spot the accidental inclusion of credentials failed to detect the key's presence in the data.
    Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Instead, the autofill function kicks in and requests the login credentials in question.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • To restore Budweiser’s credentials as the brand of choice for the everyday, down-to-earth beer drinker, Doukeris now plans to triple U.S. media spending in the summer.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 5 May 2023
  • Visit Bentonville said hosting the high-profile event is both an economic boom and a chance for the city to cement its cycling credentials.
    Alyssa Wilmoth, arkansasonline.com, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Ask about education, credentials, and whether each is licensed to practice in your state.
    Amanda Krupa, Parents, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Please sign in above using your site login credentials to begin sharing your thoughts and opinions.
    Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 22 July 2023
  • But Sharif has made up for it by campaigning on his credentials as a businessman and leader who helped to turn around the economy in the past, his supporters say.
    Rick Noack, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Yuri, 28, a former journalist, buried his press credentials and wiped his phone contacts.
    Samya Kullab and Hanna Arhirova, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2023
  • In the meantime, many classrooms across the U.S. are currently staffed by substitute teachers with few credentials.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Some of these files might contain code with the capability to try and snatch cookies and login credentials from browsers and potentially sell them on the dark web.
    Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Current passes will expire July 31, and holders have to reapply for a one-year credential.
    Paul Farhi, Washington Post, 9 May 2023
  • This year, deployment of content credentials will begin in earnest, spurred by new AI regulations in the United States and elsewhere.
    IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2023
  • This is an adults-only event, and military credentials must be presented.
    Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2023
  • The agency found that the credential of a contractor no longer working for the agency had been used in Russia to access a sensitive directory.
    Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 17 May 2023
  • There, investigators say Worrell displayed the credentials of the federal agent to whom the car was assigned and tried to gain entry to the facility.
    Robert Legare, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Solomon wanted a waiver from the committee that would have allowed Fountain to work as a police officer despite his lack of credentials.
    Andrea Estes, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Apr. 2023
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credential

3 of 3 verb
  • At the start of the conference, not all 28 EU countries had been fully credentialed.
    National Geographic, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Hines said there will be greater vetting in credentialing media in the future.
    Richard Obert, azcentral, 3 May 2018
  • Trump announced in June 2016 that the campaign would not credential reporters from The Washington Post.
    Kayla Epstein, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2019
  • Preschoolers are defined as children 5 and younger, while teachers must be Pre-K through 12th grade and Texas-credentialed.
    Courtney Ortega, star-telegram, 29 Jan. 2018
  • One new concept introduced in the plan is the idea of micro-credentialing for teachers.
    Trisha Powell Crain, AL.com, 10 June 2017
  • White said McGregor and about 20 other guys were let into the building by Mac Life, who were credentialed for the presser.
    Demetrio Teniente, Houston Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2018
  • Brooks was perhaps as credentialed as any IU recruit in history to that point.
    Matthew Glenesk, Indianapolis Star, 13 Feb. 2018
  • Both Hulsey and one of his deputies were already credentialed and serving under Rader.
    David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2018
  • Gill has been credentialed in Tai Chi Chuan and meditation since 1986.
    Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 3 Nov. 2017
  • The deal creates a company expected to grow rapidly in the next five to ten years in the $3 billion testing and credentialing market, its leaders say.
    William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 14 Jan. 2020
  • Carmody has also been credentialed by the San Francisco Police Department as a member of the press.
    Eli Rosenberg, Washington Post, 23 July 2019
  • Still, Foley wants the city to take another look at downpayment assistance programs, which the city used to offer to teachers and credentialed staff.
    Emily Deruy, The Mercury News, 10 June 2019
  • She is not licensed or credentialed, and the young man received no services, federal officials said.
    Philly.com, 11 Dec. 2017
  • Would someone better credentialed or more fastidious dump out that water and boil fresh water to cook eggs?
    Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit, 24 May 2018
  • Roughly 1,000 media members were credentialed to cover the event, likely a record number.
    Mike Singer, The Denver Post, 5 July 2019
  • Both league football operations and security work closely with the host team to ensure those credentialed to be on the field have a working function.
    Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2019
  • The grant is part of a $3 million state effort to create more College Credit Plus credentialing programs across Ohio and increase college access.
    Mary Kilpatrick, cleveland, 19 Nov. 2019
  • Some CPAs are up in arms about a move by their industry’s main trade group to allow people from outside their ranks to be credentialed to help companies value complex assets.
    Michael Rapoport, WSJ, 20 Aug. 2018
  • The board would credential teachers in a new, four-tiered system based on their qualifications and experience.
    Christopher Magan, Twin Cities, 20 May 2017
  • Doctors say the process of getting credentialed to see patients at an IHS facility, even on a volunteer basis, is cumbersome and flawed.
    Anna Wilde Mathews, WSJ, 31 Dec. 2019
  • They are credentialed M.D.’s who prescribe antibiotics, but are just as likely to prescribe massage, a walk in a forest, or an overhaul of your diet and exercise regimens.
    Amy Larocca, The Cut, 27 June 2017
  • Related Stories The deal would also require new charter school teachers to be credentialed, and that all current teachers earn credentials within five years.
    Dustin Gardiner, SFChronicle.com, 28 Aug. 2019
  • Renata Evans, who was properly credentialed for clubhouse access, said her ID was checked multiple times before she was allowed to enter the clubhouse.
    Anna Bauman, Detroit Free Press, 29 June 2019
  • Teach for America corps members are intern-credentialed.
    Joy Resmovits, latimes.com, 13 Sep. 2017
  • Only lawmakers, staff, credentialed members of the press and those with official business are permitted to access the facilities.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2020
  • Though White House reporters are also typically credentialed in Congress, too.
    Laura McGann, Vox, 22 June 2018
  • They are deeply credentialed, polyglot, workaholic and respectful before Congress.
    Mark Leibovich, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2019
  • Vendors typically visit the stadium frequently to stock and fill concession and bathroom supplies, but they are credentialed and staffed by a Royals person.
    Robert A. Cronkleton and Pete Grathoff, kansascity, 6 June 2018
  • Although employers are willing to hire inexperienced entry-level workers and train them on the job, many prefer to hire workers who have been through training or credentialing programs.
    Jan Burns, Houston Chronicle, 25 Jan. 2018
  • Meanwhile, virtually every credentialed economist — including some of the GOP’s own high priests of supply-side voodoo — find the plan indefensible.
    Eric Levitz, Daily Intelligencer, 18 Dec. 2017

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