Justify:

Verb:

1. To show or prove to be right or reasonable.
2. To be a good reason for something; to provide a rationale or explanation.

Prepositions:

• “To” (justify to)
• “For” (justify for)
• “In” (justify in)

Collocations:

• Justify a decision, justify an action, justify an expense, justify one’s beliefs, justify the means, justify a position.

Example Sentences:

1. She tried to justify her actions to her parents.
2. The lawyer attempted to justify the defendant’s behavior.
3. He couldn’t justify the cost of the new car.
4. They needed to justify their decision to the stakeholders.
5. The company had to justify its position in the market.
6. She struggled to justify her absence from the meeting.
7. He justified his opinion with strong evidence.
8. The teacher asked the students to justify their answers.
9. They tried to justify the use of resources for the project.
10. The politician tried to justify his controversial remarks.
11. She justified her request for a raise with increased productivity.
12. He couldn’t justify the delay in delivering the project.
13. The report attempts to justify the company’s expansion strategy.
14. They needed to justify the budget allocation for research.
15. She tried to justify her belief in the importance of education.
16. The court ruling sought to justify the legality of the new law.
17. He struggled to justify his actions in front of his colleagues.
18. They were able to justify the additional expenses with higher revenue.
19. The professor asked the students to justify their interpretations of the text.
20. The company had to justify its decision to relocate the headquarters.
21. She needed to justify her choice of career path to her family.
22. The team leader had to justify the project timeline to the client.
23. He tried to justify his decision to quit his job.
24. They justified their opposition to the policy with public opinion.
25. The scientists needed to justify their findings with extensive research.
26. She couldn’t justify the expense of a luxury vacation.
27. He attempted to justify his theory with experimental data.
28. The report aims to justify the benefits of the new technology.
29. The CEO had to justify the company’s performance to the shareholders.
30. She struggled to justify the project’s impact on the environment.
31. They needed to justify their proposal with detailed projections.
32. The manager had to justify the team’s budget requests.
33. He justified his choice of college with its strong reputation.
34. The speaker tried to justify the necessity of the new policy.
35. She couldn’t justify the time spent on the project without results.
36. They were able to justify the investment with long-term savings.
37. The article attempts to justify the need for stricter regulations.
38. He tried to justify his absence from the meeting with a valid excuse.
39. They had to justify the expenditure in their quarterly report.
40. She justified her criticism with examples from the report.
41. The board needed to justify their decision to merge the departments.
42. He struggled to justify his support for the controversial proposal.
43. The court had to justify its ruling based on existing laws.
44. They justified their recommendation with market research.
45. She tried to justify her position on the committee with her experience.
46. He couldn’t justify the delay in responding to the customer’s complaint.
47. The committee had to justify their selection of the winning design.
48. The study aims to justify the use of alternative energy sources.
49. He justified his actions with the belief that it was for the greater good.
50. They needed to justify the hiring of additional staff with workload analysis.