seal of approval

noun phrase

: an action or statement that shows approval or official acceptance

The bill has the President's seal of approval.

—often used figuratively

Fans have given the band's new song their seal of approval.

Examples of seal of approval in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Stewart said of influencers Martha Stewart is giving this influencer her seal of approval. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026

Yet more than 80 businesses apparently flouted LegitScript's rules while touting its seal of approval, a CBS News investigation found. — Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

And so that seemed very obvious to me, that there had to be a mechanism to do that, and that mechanism was a seal of approval. — Sophia Panych, Allure, 10 Sep. 2026

With this German seal of approval, the fest shifted from October to September to coincide with the opening of the Munich event. — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Midwest Living, 1 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for seal of approval

• disapproval
• reapproval
• removal
• uveal