identity - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • verify: User ID verification The NJR Center will need to verify the identity of each new NJR user.
  • confirm: They were also able to confirm the identity of this deep water northern species that is a rare discovery in the English Channel.
  • authenticate: Encryption has the power to authenticate the identity of these authors to their partners abroad, and protect their identity from despots at home.
  • reveal: They are not, however, given information which might reveal the identity of the individual providing a written assessment.

Adjective modifier

  • mistaken: It transpired to be a case of mistaken identity.
  • cultural: She makes the point that certain hallmarks of a cultural identity can't be imitated.
  • corporate: The chair John holds in Corporate Identity is believed to be the only one of its kind.
  • national: However national identity can become an issue in comparative terms.
  • ethnic: Efforts to eliminate the Kurdish ethnic identity were extended beyond the borders of the country.
  • collective: What choices do we have in forming a collective identity?

Modifies a noun

  • theft: A growing type of identity theft is what we are calling criminal identity theft.
  • fraud: Identity fraud is a 21st century crime effecting more than 100,000 people in the UK every year.
  • card: Identity cards in Britain could end up being New Labor's poll tax.
  • verification: The service is already the leading online electronic identity verification system in the UK accessing over 30 databases real-time.
  • crisis: They go on to explain how this was for them - whether they went through an identity crisis or not.
  • thief: Identity thieves will find their pot of gold at the end of the rainbow simply by clicking a mouse.

Noun used with modifier

  • gender: The parent is already in the brave new minefield of gender identity.
  • brand: To coincide with the office move, the Trust has unveiled a new brand identity.

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