How to Use accredit in a Sentence

accredit

verb
  • The association only accredits programs that meet its high standards.
  • The invention of scuba gear is accredited to Jacques Cousteau.
  • The program was accredited by the American Dental Association.
  • The district is not fully accredited and has struggled to raise test scores for years.
    — Ilana Arougheti july 9, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025
  • The school says it is accredited by Cognia.
    — Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Up until now, there have only been a few accrediting firms in the carbon market.
    — Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
  • When a school isn’t accredited, the students who go there can’t get federal student loans.
    — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The school’s last review by the accrediting body was a decade prior, in 2015.
    — Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Blanar said about 90 percent of the state's surgery centers are accredited.
    — Mark Alesia, Indianapolis Star, 2 Mar. 2018
  • These plantations can be raised by private or public-private firms once they are accredited by the ministry.
    — Mayank Aggarwal, Quartz India, 12 Jan. 2020
  • In its first year, this work was nationally accredited and awarded, Laing said.
    — Brielle Bredsten, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2025
  • Progress was made and by fall of 2017, every school in the district was fully accredited.
    — Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 31 Dec. 2023
  • More than 5,000 members of the media have been accredited to cover the event.
    — Hamza Shaban, courant.com, 19 May 2018
  • To be eligible, private schools must be accredited and have been in operation for at least two years.
    — Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The university is accredited in New York state but has no campus there.
    — Pablo Gorondi, The Seattle Times, 26 Apr. 2017
  • All vendors would be required to apply to the state for approval, which for private schools includes being accredited.
    — Talia Richman, Dallas News, 10 Mar. 2023
  • To be eligible, private schools must be accredited and in operation for at least two years.
    — Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Impersonation of the female in these early forms can also be accredited to the cross-dresser.
    — Gwynedd Stuart, Los Angeles Magazine, 16 Feb. 2018
  • Terminix is not accredited by the BBB, but has an A+ rating.
    — Nick Perry, USA Today, 14 June 2026
  • The bill provides a new definition of an accrediting agency.
    — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • And in the back of the report, there was always an appendix referencing the models that were cited and if they were accredited or not.
    — Aaron Burciaga, Forbes, 17 July 2023
  • The good news for students is that the institution and all degree programs remain fully accredited.
    — Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The company is now listed as possibly out of business, and not accredited, on the bureau’s website.
    — Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
  • The company has also not been accredited for measuring over-the-air TV.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
  • This quote is accredited to the fashion titan Andre Leon Talley.
    — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The school is not currently accredited but hopes to gain accreditation by the time the first class graduates from 12th grade.
    — Rachel Berry, Cincinnati.com, 8 July 2019
  • This award is Academy Award accredited.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Martin could reapply to become accredited.
    — Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The third season will also see a more musical aspect to it, which Jones accredits to composer Daniel Hart.
    — Selena Kuznikov, Variety, 27 July 2024
  • Now, after 35 years, Grauer accredits much of the school’s success to Encinitas and the strong sense of community.
    — Madison Beveridge, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2026

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