How to Use justifiable in a Sentence

justifiable

adjective
  • Those who need these funds and those who foot the bill are tied for justifiable anger at such fraud.
    — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 25 May 2025
  • He was told that no charges were filed and that it was deemed a justifiable homicide.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
  • But that would have been the right justifiable thing to do that would honor her truth.
    — EW.com, 10 Sep. 2021
  • The shooting was ruled justifiable, and no charges were filed.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 7 Dec. 2019
  • There was justifiable outrage around the world that should been a good lesson for the rest of time.
    — Luke Darby, GQ, 16 Sep. 2017
  • Or, has there ever been a more justifiable time to splurge on a pair of cross-country skis?
    — Author: Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Oct. 2020
  • Kapler came out to lift Nola and the crowd booed, but the move was justifiable.
    — Matt Breen, Philly.com, 12 June 2018
  • In that case the shooting may have been a justifiable amount of force, Nunn says.
    — Cara Kelly, USA TODAY, 17 June 2020
  • Toast buns on the grill or in the oven, add your favorite toppings and serve with justifiable pride.
    — Beth Segal, cleveland, 27 Aug. 2020
  • And what kind of pain would be necessary, and justifiable, to achieve it?
    — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2017
  • People pulled back out of fear—a justifiable fear that remains.
    — Alan S. Blinder, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2020
  • The number would be backed up by jobs that need to be filled, and by state, and include some justifiable refugees.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Of those, two have been ruled justifiable and aren’t deemed criminal.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 8 Apr. 2023
  • His cap hit is justifiable as long as the Sabres are comfortable with his health.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • If your goal is to simply work more comfortably, that price may not feel justifiable.
    — Popsci Commerce Team, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2021
  • Of those, at least nine have been ruled justifiable and therefore are not deemed criminal.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 20 Aug. 2019
  • Of course, if the tariffs achieve some broader aim, higher prices might be a justifiable cost.
    — Evan Horowitz, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2018
  • To many of them, killing someone with such a reprobate mind was justifiable by God’s laws.
    — Time, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Of those, one has been ruled justifiable and therefore is not deemed criminal.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Of those, four have been ruled justifiable and therefore are not deemed criminal.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 9 Mar. 2020
  • Of those, at least five have been ruled justifiable and therefore aren't deemed criminal.
    — Carol Robinson, AL.com, 16 July 2017
  • Of those, at least four have been ruled justifiable and therefore aren't deemed criminal.
    — Carol Robinson, AL.com, 9 June 2017
  • To be justifiable, a war must also be fought with the aim of accomplishing a just cause.
    — Valerie Morkevicius, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2022
  • In light of these events, the stock’s descent below $5 seems justifiable.
    — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Though police call the shooting justifiable, Yuhr may lose his job.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Although few homicides are ruled justifiable, the race of the parties can play a role in such outcomes.
    — Jessica Ander, Washington Post, 28 July 2022
  • Jerry Giesler butted in and declared that the killing was a case of justifiable homicide.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 28 Jan. 2024
  • The reason for the transfer is that Jud, in a fit of justifiable pique, punched out a fellow priest.
    — Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Only 3 percent of deaths are ruled justifiable when the shooter is black and the victim is white.
    — Jane Coaston, Vox, 25 Aug. 2018
  • Only 3 percent of deaths are ruled justifiable when the shooter is black and the victim is white.
    — Jane Coaston, Vox, 4 May 2018

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'justifiable.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: