How to Use validity in a Sentence

validity

noun
  • The 14th Amendment refers to the validity of public debt in law.
    Zachary B. Wolf, CNN, 18 Sep. 2021
  • If that’s the case, then one year is the length of prescription validity.
    Nicole F. Roberts, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The labor board will now have to weigh the validity of the dueling charges.
    Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
  • The validity of the run game only increased in this game.
    Ryan Mainville, Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2021
  • And there is some validity to the criticisms — film jobs come and go.
    Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Apr. 2022
  • Trump and his allies spread falsehoods about the validity of the vote count in Detroit in 2020.
    Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
  • There may be ways to defend Trump, or at least question the wisdom and validity of the charges.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2023
  • That scenario sounds a little too good to be true, but, so far, there is a least a tinge of validity to it.
    WSJ, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Whaley said the trial isn't about the validity of the search warrant.
    Aaron Cooper and Ray Sanchez, CNN, 24 Feb. 2022
  • The validity of such a measure would be challenged in court.
    Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Cho noted the legal challenge was not to the validity of the tax measure.
    Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Boy Willie and the validity of both of these arguments.
    Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2023
  • The ruling appears to be a big win for Costner considering that the validity of the prenup is up in the air.
    Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 6 July 2023
  • Ho said further studies of the validity of the CLT are crucial.
    Nick Anderson, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The probe comes long after the deadline to challenge the validity of the signatures, per the Tampa Bay Times.
    Yacob Reyes, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024
  • What is the validity of a bill of sale, the novel poses, when any white con man can claim the nearest Black person as his own?
    Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024
  • This method is used to eliminate bias and ensure the validity of the study results.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Again and again, the industry asks you to prove the validity of movies starring, made for, and made by people of color.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 7 Mar. 2024
  • There may be some validity to the concerns, at least on Mondays.
    Tracy Brower, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Venezuela has in turn questioned the validity of that ruling.
    Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2023
  • His stance on the validity of the 2020 election also appears to have shifted.
    The Indianapolis Star, 10 Oct. 2022
  • But that law has been halted by courts amid litigation over the validity of the ban.
    Alexandra Marquez, NBC News, 25 July 2023
  • Again, there are plenty of reasons to question the validity of the information in the list above.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 30 Aug. 2022
  • At stake was not just Franklin’s freedom but the validity of a trending theory about the dynamics of the mind.
    Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Ahead of the news of their settlement, the exes were set to appear in court again this December to address the validity of their prenup.
    Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2023
  • At issue is the validity of electoral paperwork filed with the city by Markowitz.
    Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The family was given a court date at the end of October for a judge to determine the validity of the request.
    Liza Esquibias, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Trump has sought to sow doubt in the validity of the 2020 election, including in Milwaukee.
    Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2024
  • But 40 years later, is anyone questioning the validity of these changes?
    Bob Haber, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Most of the Republican candidates in this year’s races were prominent supporters of President-elect Donald Trump who questioned the validity of the 2020 election.
    Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2024

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