How to Use approve in a Sentence

approve

verb
  • The state has approved the building plans, so work on the new school can begin immediately.
  • Your supervisor must approve the report before it can be sent.
  • I don't care if all the other parents are letting their kids do it; I still don't approve.
  • The state would then tell us that's approved.
    — Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Popeyes has not yet been approved by the village.
    — Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • The plan still needs to be voted on and approved in the fall.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2026
  • The measures could take longer than the loan to approve.
    — ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Five votes are required to approve the project.
    — Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
  • But things changed that year when a dose was approved for newborns.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Which past projects are approved for reuse?
    — Shreyas Nair, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • The dismissal was approved by a judge later that day.
    — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Last year, only nine were approved on the same pathway.
    — Ian Thomas, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Nothing else has been approved for pattern hair loss since.
    — Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2026
  • Nothing else has been approved for pattern hair loss since.
    — Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2026
  • All were approved by more than 60% of voters.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
  • In spring of this year, the barriers were approved.
    — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
  • This is something that should never have been approved.
    — Curt Anderson, New York Times, 7 May 2026
  • The tax, if approved by voters this summer, would last for five years.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Easy, festive, and brunch-approved.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Precheck enrollment is good for five years once approved.
    — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 24 June 2026
  • Last May, voters approved a mill levy hike for a bond issue.
    — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 10 June 2026
  • Harper also would have to approve any trade the Phillies try to make.
    — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Meanwhile, they’ve been approved for a liquor license.
    — Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The contract failed because there was a lack of four votes needed to approve it.
    — Marc Hayot, Arkansas Online, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Some of those systems were approved years ago but have not yet been delivered.
    — Wayne Chang, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Know if you’re approved for a Card with no impact to your credit score.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 6 May 2026
  • Know if you’re approved for a Card with no impact to your credit score.
    — Ryley Amond, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Know if you’re approved for a Card with no impact to your credit score.
    — Ryley Amond, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The same loan application might be flagged one week and approved the next.
    — Richie Etwaru, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • And if Elon Musk wanted to, would he get approved by the leagues?
    — Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 31 Mar. 2026

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