How to Use vindicate in a Sentence

vindicate

verb

• He felt vindicated when the truth became known.
• Their approach to the problem has been vindicated by the positive results.
• She will be completely vindicated by the evidence.
• These discoveries vindicate their theory.
• And risks to the downside could still vindicate Wall Street’s bears.
  — Alexandra Semenova, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2023
• By the time the vote was over, Paxton was vindicated and the rain had stopped.
  — Philip Jankowski, Dallas News, 16 Sep. 2023
• Calls for the eight to be vindicated grew -- even in state media.
  — Yong Xiong and Nectar Gan, CNN, 3 Feb. 2020
• But Lari’s track record seems to vindicate the brashness of his youth.
  — Andrada Fiscutean, Ars Technica, 27 Aug. 2018
• For them the flooding was ordained by God, a sign that they were vindicated in a running feud with the team.
  — Ismail Muhammad, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
• Most requesters simply do not have the resources to vindicate their rights in court.
  — Hillary Borrud | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2019
• Her hunch was vindicated; the spectator was a plant sent by a far-right group.
  — The Economist, 30 Jan. 2020
• The swift deposing of the Taliban appeared to vindicate Bush.
  — Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 23 Aug. 2021
• Because my gift has taken me places that my past wouldn’t vindicate me for.
  — Astrid Hacker, The Courier-Journal, 22 Feb. 2018
• Unedited footage of her infamous phone call with West emerged in 2020, vindicating her in the eyes of many.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2023
• Lindell said at the time that the report vindicated anyone who had claimed the 2020 election was stolen.
  — Amy Gardner, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2024
• Good things come to those who wait, though, and Hreiðarsson’s Premier League toils were soon to be vindicated.
  — SI.com, 19 Apr. 2018
• The basic argument of Zionism — that the Jews are not safe — was vindicated by the death of six million.
  — Emily Bazelon, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2024
• In a phone call Friday, Sleiman said he felt vindicated by the decision and plans to return to work.
  — Brooke Schultz, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2024
• Riley is vindicated, as the Bulls are in an awful bind. -- Ury.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun-Sentinel.com, 30 Apr. 2017
• The question, though, of whether nonvets ought to feel vindicated by the conduct and results of the Vietnam War is, in a sense, beside the point.
  — Christopher Buckley, Esquire, 20 Sep. 2017
• The United States won the Cold War, of course—a result that might seem to vindicate this intolerance.
  — Jeremy Friedman, Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2024
• Freed was vindicated when Arlen and Harburg took home the Academy Award for best song of 1939.
  — Stephen Cox, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2024
• But Trump claimed at a Michigan event on Tuesday that he has now been vindicated.
  — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2024
• Giuliani insists that Trump has done nothing wrong and will be vindicated in the end.
  — Tessa Berenson, Time, 7 June 2018
• That means that in many states, workers and their advocates are going to be looking to state courts to vindicate their rights.
  — Gene Johnson, Star Tribune, 5 Nov. 2020
• He’s been vindicated too many times to list here, but even the highlights are impressive.
  — Michael Greshko, National Geographic, 10 Feb. 2016
• Those who thought Alonso's power surge last year was a fluke may have felt vindicated by his slow start.
  — Lawr Michaels, USA TODAY, 29 May 2018
• The case was settled out of court, with Dershowitz saying he had been vindicated.
  — Julie K. Brown, The Seattle Times, 4 Dec. 2018
• In a statement, Abbington welcomed the BBC’s apology and said she had been vindicated.
  — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2024
• But his skepticism of the ruling orthodoxy was vindicated, and Foley’s point also stands.
  — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024