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.
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Police declined to confirm whether there was a connection between the killing and the hostage-taking.
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BostonGlobe.com,
10 Dec. 2022
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This confirmed that the original milk-raiding birds were passing on their methods to various flocks.
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Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
14 Nov. 2024
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This gives people a quick way to confirm your identity without creating a lot of work for moderators.
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Justin Pot,
WIRED,
18 Dec. 2022
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Federal prosecutors declined to confirm or deny that the barracks was searched.
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Frank Jordans,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Dec. 2022
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The streamer confirms that the Freevee app will still be available to use, but eventually, users will be redirected to the Prime Video app.
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Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
12 Nov. 2024
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The subject is hypothesized to be an armadillo fetus, but definitive proof is hard to come by, as Maar would never confirm its identity.
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Elizabeth Djinis,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 Dec. 2022
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Troopers on scene confirm two fatalities, with a minimum of 46 vehicles involved.
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Daniel Arkin,
NBC News,
26 Dec. 2022
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But there was no particular reason to believe it, even if the boxes did confirm the Tates’ brazenness or lack of operational security.
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Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
30 Dec. 2022
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Though the report doesn’t confirm their presence in Rosewood, Jenkins said her aunt Carrier was kidnapped by hundreds of klansmen.
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Orlando Sentinel,
2 Jan. 2023
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New York general manager Brian Cashman declined to confirm the agreement.
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Jay Cohen,
ajc,
8 Dec. 2022
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CBS News has been unable to confirm the source of the video.
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CBS News,
25 June 2021
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Ervin confirmed the woman's name was the same as on the box Vater got.
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Mark Davis,
kansascity,
30 May 2018
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It has not been confirmed whether a sequel is in the works.
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Pamela Avila,
The Courier-Journal,
14 Aug. 2024
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Details in the video confirm the time and place the footage was taken.
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Camille Caldera,
USA TODAY,
25 Nov. 2020
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The footage appears to confirm witness statements that the teen was shot in the back.
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Cassidy Jensen,
Baltimore Sun,
16 May 2023
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The date and time of Rose’s appearance at the RNC has yet to be confirmed.
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Jeremy Yurow,
USA TODAY,
10 July 2024
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The deputy was able to confirm that the teen was the victim in the other incident.
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Kate Morrissey,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Sep. 2022
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The story above isn’t enough to confirm that the two characters will be in the movie.
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Chris Smith,
BGR,
24 Jan. 2022
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The sources would not confirm how many missiles were launched.
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Fox News,
10 Aug. 2019
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The bone will now be sent to a lab for testing to confirm its origin.
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Victoria Albert,
CBS News,
19 Oct. 2021
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The best way to take advantage of it is to confirm it with a trailer.
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Chris Smith,
BGR,
28 Sep. 2021
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Photos on the wall confirm that the girl and the bears are a loving family.
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Tegan Tigani,
The Christian Science Monitor,
28 Nov. 2022
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Both rovers are confirmed to have landed on the surface of Ryugu.
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Joe Pappalardo,
Popular Mechanics,
24 Sep. 2018
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The Times confirmed the deal through real estate records.
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Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2024
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Sources also confirmed the split to People and Page Six.
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Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2023
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