How to Use notarize in a Sentence

notarize

verb
  • This form must be notarized but does not need to be prepared by a lawyer.
    — Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
  • In some states, the papers may need to be notarized or witnessed.
    — Mp Dunleavey, Woman's Day, 23 May 2011
  • Sanders, who had at least three other house deeds notarized by Reese, could not be reached for comment.
    — Mark Fazlollah, Philly.com, 2 Dec. 2012
  • Reid is accused of notarizing the fake records used to dupe lenders that were drawn up by Greenberg.
    — Greg Moran, sandiegouniontribune.com, 18 Oct. 2017
  • This document must be notarized, which can sometimes incur a small fee.
    — Stephanie Kasulka, Parents, 31 July 2024
  • Drive all the way to Encino to have something notarized.
    — Emma Rathbone, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026
  • These statements don’t have to be notarized or signed by religious leaders.
    — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2026
  • But not every possible sticking point can be dealt with on paper and notarized.
    — Joanne Kaufman, New York Times, 26 July 2019
  • The complaints were notarized and signed under penalty of perjury.
    — Paul Pringle, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024
  • All bear the signature of a firm attorney and were notarized by a firm employee with those dates.
    — Rob O'Dell, azcentral, 8 May 2017
  • Ballots must be notarized and returned to the court by close of business on June 12.
    — Bill Turque, kansascity, 2 May 2018
  • If the employer does not have letterhead, the letter must be notarized.
    — Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 3 Feb. 2026
  • This deed must be properly prepared, notarized, and recorded, just like in a sale transaction.
    — True Tamplin, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Though they were not notarized, Galligan said they were signed, dated and matched Bertsch’s hand writing.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Renters will need a current lease/contract (which must be notarized by the property owner for non-commercial rentals).
    — Chris Folks, Laurel Leader, 3 May 2017
  • This deed was notarized by a different notary than the March 2019 deeds.
    — Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 24 Sep. 2024
  • While Arizona doesn’t require that wills be notarized, doing so speeds up and cuts the cost of the legal process that starts when the will-maker dies.
    — Natalie Walters and Nino Abdaladze, azcentral, 15 Apr. 2020
  • The document was notarized by Evan England, who has served as spokesman for the Matos campaign.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2023
  • Once completed, most states require your health-care directive to be either notarized or signed in front of witnesses.
    — Judy Lagrou, CNBC, 21 Mar. 2025
  • He’d been organized enough to get his will and trust signed and notarized in his late 60s, but those documents only told part of the story.
    — Bj Miller, Time, 1 Aug. 2019
  • Both documents were notarized by Evan England, a spokesman for the Matos campaign.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2023
  • The most recent bill signed by Stitt still requires all absentee ballots to be notarized and witnessed by two other people.
    — Fox News, 9 May 2020
  • Her candidate oath was notarized Friday.
    — Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2026
  • City Hall brokered a deal between the police and the board in August in which the police would forward complaints that weren't notarized.
    — Catherine Rentz, baltimoresun.com, 13 May 2017
  • The affidavits must be notarized and are then held onto by the parties involved, only being given to a school or doctor when necessary.
    — Akilah Johnson, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Mar. 2018
  • But users need to answer the sites’ questions carefully and get the resulting documents notarized, or the paperwork won’t be valid.
    — Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2019
  • But users need to answer the sites' questions carefully and get the resulting documents notarized, or the paperwork won't be valid.
    — chicagotribune.com, 4 Oct. 2019
  • Spokesman Jon Siqveland said the county’s job is to check that filing forms are properly completed and notarized.
    — Josh Verges, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2019
  • The buyer and seller went into the Giant Eagle store where a bank employee notarized the car's title.
    — Julie A. Short/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 23 July 2017
  • New York requires that agreements must be in writing, signed and notarized as a deed of property and that the agreement was not unconscionable at the time of signing.
    — Patricia Fersch, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026

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