acclaim
Example Sentences
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It certainly also helps that chicken thighs, by wide acclaim, are more difficult to cluck up in the kitchen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
Ken Kwapis, a TV veteran and director of “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” making his first documentary, creates an insightful, empathetic portrait of their unlikely trajectory to cult acclaim.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
Surgical procedures and weight-loss drugs are growing in popularity, with some influencers detailing their own slimming journeys to both acclaim and criticism.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
Ardern won international acclaim for her handling of the pandemic, although her popularity in New Zealand had soured in the months before she stood down from politics in January 2023.
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
Then the spell was broken as great numbers of people, stirred by their own emotions, roared their acclaim and rushed toward Anderson to offer congratulations and good wishes, threatening to mob her.
From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman
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