How to Use authorize in a Sentence

authorize

verb
Definition of authorizenext
Synonyms for authorizenext
  • The city council authorized the sale of the land.
  • Who authorized the transfer of the funds?
  • But the state authorized a study of the industry and how tax breaks impact the grid.
    — Lulu Ramadan, ProPublica, 1 Aug. 2024
  • The sources were not authorized to speak publicly about the matter.
    — Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2023
  • Both asked not to be named because they are not authorized to speak to media.
    — Fox News, 7 May 2024
  • The city authorized $45 million in bonds for the project eight years ago, but never issued them.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024
  • The three grapes authorized for use are Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, and Muscadelle.
    — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 29 Dec. 2023
  • In response, Biden has authorized three rounds of airstrikes, all in eastern Syria.
    — Abigail Hauslohner, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2023
  • The sources spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the plans publicly.
    — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 26 July 2023
  • The next day, Shafik, the university president, authorized New York police to swoop in and break up the tent city.
    — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
  • The teen was confirmed to be an employee of the construction company and was authorized to be on the site, the statement said.
    — Lekan Oyekanmi, Fortune, 29 May 2024
  • School boards can authorize employees to carry guns on campus through the guardian plan, with some guardrails.
    — Valeria Olivares, Dallas News, 28 Mar. 2023
  • All the officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized the speak to the media.
    — Katharine Houreld, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2024
  • There are competing bills and amendments that would authorize such a vote.
    — Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2023
  • The development of a new tank was authorized just as the M-47 entered service.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 27 Mar. 2023
  • They'd been authorized by U.S. officials to cross the border.
    — Hallie Golden, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2023
  • His attorney said he was not authorized to comment on behalf of his client.
    — Blake Ellis, CNN, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Leonard tore the meniscus in his right knee, confirmed a person with knowledge of the injury who was not authorized to discuss it publicly.
    — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2023
  • They’re also not authorized by the Food and Drug Administration to do so.
    — Sam Jones, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Though Davis may not have fired the gun on Shakur himself, his say-so would have authorized the trigger pull, authorities have said.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Sources not authorized to speak publicly confirmed the calls, which were strongly rebuffed.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The debt ceiling is the amount of money the government is authorized to borrow to pay its bills, and if action isn't taken soon, the U.S. Treasury could default on its bills.
    — Catherine Garcia, The Week, 26 Apr. 2023
  • One bill filed the week before the session begins would authorize the state to remove transgender children from their parents and subject the adults to felony charges.
    — Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2023
  • But the Screen Actors Guild voted 97.91 percent in favor of authorizing a strike.
    — Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 8 June 2023
  • In the succeeding decades, the legal language for authorizing them has varied about as much as the reasons for naming them.
    — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2024
  • The county board is not required to authorize pay rates for early voting workers.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The Southwest Airlines pilots' union voted to authorize a strike.
    — Amber Burton, Fortune, 15 May 2023
  • The official was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
    — Kamila Hrabchuk, Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2023
  • That would authorize him to detain and deport noncitizens in the United States older than 14.
    — Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Apple isn't the only stock the firm sold, with Buffett authorizing the sale of $9 billion in Bank of America shares – one of the other giants in the company's portfolio.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024

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