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.
  • CBS News has been unable to confirm the source of the video.
    — CBS News, 25 June 2021
  • Krispy Kreme confirmed the the deal — which has been in effect for years.
    — Rachel Raposas, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Ervin confirmed the woman's name was the same as on the box Vater got.
    — Mark Davis, kansascity, 30 May 2018
  • It has not been confirmed whether a sequel is in the works.
    — Pamela Avila, The Courier-Journal, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Details in the video confirm the time and place the footage was taken.
    — Camille Caldera, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2020
  • The footage appears to confirm witness statements that the teen was shot in the back.
    — Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2023
  • The date and time of Rose’s appearance at the RNC has yet to be confirmed.
    — Jeremy Yurow, USA TODAY, 10 July 2024
  • The deputy was able to confirm that the teen was the victim in the other incident.
    — Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022
  • The story above isn’t enough to confirm that the two characters will be in the movie.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 24 Jan. 2022
  • The sources would not confirm how many missiles were launched.
    — Fox News, 10 Aug. 2019
  • The bone will now be sent to a lab for testing to confirm its origin.
    — Victoria Albert, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2021
  • The best way to take advantage of it is to confirm it with a trailer.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 28 Sep. 2021
  • Photos on the wall confirm that the girl and the bears are a loving family.
    — Tegan Tigani, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Nov. 2022
  • MacGillis was not able to confirm the license status of the pilot nor the design specifics of the plane.
    — Drake Bentley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 May 2022
  • However, as of 2022, the couple has yet to confirm the birth of their third son.
    — Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE.com, 6 May 2022
  • Both rovers are confirmed to have landed on the surface of Ryugu.
    — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 24 Sep. 2018
  • The Times confirmed the deal through real estate records.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
  • Sources also confirmed the split to People and Page Six.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2023
  • Bill and Jo confirm to the kids that weekends are worse than weekdays.
    — Nina Zafar, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2020
  • But officials were not able to confirm if a blown tire was at fault for the crash.
    — Ron Wilkins, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Boyle couldn’t confirm the ages or genders of the deceased.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Their team had to confirm that their result wasn’t just some weird one-off.
    — Max G. Levy, Wired, 24 Feb. 2021
  • Now, Apple has confirmed that help is coming in the form of the soon-to-be released iOS 18.1.
    — David Phelan, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Three high-profile deaths just since the start of this year would seem to confirm this feeling.
    — Neil Gross, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2023
  • During his 12-minute hearing, Brand confirmed his name and address in court, along with his age, 49, the BBC reported.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2025

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