How to Use certified in a Sentence

certified

adjective
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  • The food is certified kosher.
  • The carpentry work must be done by someone who is certified for the job.
  • Her boyfriend's a certified weirdo.
  • You must be certified in order to practice medicine.
  • It’s been even longer since Payne landed a certified smash in the U.K.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Instead, King kept the fish and weighed it on a certified scale, which tipped at 8 pounds, 8 ounces.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 31 May 2023
  • There were no certified drive killers — penalties or sacks — on the drive.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The business sent emails and a certified letter and left phone messages, but did not hear from the man.
    — cleveland, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Jump to Recipe With a certified chill in the air, the season of sipping bone broth is upon us.
    — Alexis Deboschnek, Bon Appétit, 5 Feb. 2025
  • That’s based on having rolled 21 games or more in a certified league.
    — Randy McRoberts, baltimoresun.com, 26 Mar. 2021
  • Last month, the state recorded a 10 percent drop in certified EMT and paramedic staffing due to low wages and burnout.
    — Brianna Sacks and Emily Wax-Thibodeaux, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Dec. 2022
  • In the case of Durham, the town could lose its status as a certified local government.
    — New York Times, 12 May 2022
  • Be sure to keep a copy of your claim, receipts for repairs, and a certified mail receipt.
    — Kellie Hwang, Indianapolis Star, 22 Jan. 2020
  • Berkowitz hopes there will be more certified deaf interpreters in the state.
    — Hannah Drown, cleveland, 24 Dec. 2020
  • Amy Christine, a certified Master of Wine, knows a thing or two about wine.
    — Kara Peeler, Sunset Magazine, 7 June 2024
  • All five of her roommates sat around her room to watch and take notes as the certified makeup genius snatched her face.
    — Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The state will release a list of certified write-in candidates on Sept. 3.
    — Alexei Koseff, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Aug. 2021
  • Liberty is a certified NFL agent, a wife and a mother of two.
    — Raquel "rocky" Harris, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2021
  • Feel free to get the second opinion of a certified arborist.
    — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Apr. 2021
  • The better idea is to send it by certified or registered mail.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
  • As a certified cool girl, there are few other options that would have made as much sense as the candy-red sleek pair.
    — Cassandra Pintro, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The show is more concerned with contracts and big deals than touchdowns and field goals, but Johnson is a certified star.
    — Megan Vick, EW.com, 24 Sep. 2024
  • To find a certified financial planner in your area, check out this site.
    — John F. Wasik, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
  • The dives were made possible by using the world’s only certified, state-of-the-art full ocean depth submersible.
    — Wayne Baker, The Enquirer, 3 May 2021
  • Our athlete this week is Delise Johnson, a certified trainer and strength coach at Crunch Gym.
    — Amy Eisinger, M.a., SELF, 31 Dec. 2019
  • The somber pop ballad helped propel Eilish to fame and became certified gold.
    — Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
  • The new gold curb chain is hand carved from bronze and is plated in 2 microns of certified and ethically-sourced 18kt gold.
    — Felicity Carter, Forbes, 1 Feb. 2022
  • Getty Images Robert Jenkins’ first job as a certified plumber was a dream.
    — Byirina Ivanova, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Compensation for certified teachers was not included in the study, as their salaries are set by the state, with additional supplements added by the county.
    — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Students must be enrolled full time at a certified institution of higher learning in Illinois.
    — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025

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