How do you use the word "authenticity" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "authenticity" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "authenticity": I doubt the authenticity of the document. The authenticity of the documents was checked before publishing them.

Authenticity Meaning

/ɑθɛnˈtɪsɪti/

Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounThe quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original, of having the same origin (or attribution, commitment, intention, etc.) as claimed.

nounThe quality of being authentic (of established authority).

Sentence Examples

I doubt the authenticity of the document.

The authenticity of the documents was checked before publishing them.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

legitimacy genuineness

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

Experts tested the painting to confirm its ____ as a genuine Rembrandt.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The ____ of the antique furniture was confirmed by the specialist.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree English authentic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English authenticity From authentic + -ity.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"This is the dim path where […] a legitimate candidate of the working class will be hammered over and over in an authenticity battle with a campaign that weekly releases some “How do you do, fellow kids?” embarrassment and whose Instagram manager is a woman with her own HBO series." — 2016 February 2, Jeb Lund, “The Electability Spin Machine”, in Rolling Stone, New York, N.Y.: Penske Media Corporation, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Sep 2018:

"Urban Dictionary records at least 66 of the terms found by the present research, but as this dictionary liberally accepts words, definitions, and sample sentences based solely on the say-so of contributors, in the absence of corroboration from other sources the authenticity of some entries must remain dubious." — 2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide, page 2:

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