admirable
Example Sentences
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In American history, character is frequently regarded as a personality trait, an admirable but secondary factor in achieving results.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026
His humility with press off the pitch is equally as admirable, while on the pitch he has an aura that few sportspeople in history have possessed.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026
Even if ambition results in a flop, it’s far more admirable to swing hard and strike out than it is to cower in the proverbial dugout.
From Salon • Jun. 27, 2026
“Girls Like Girls” may be conventionally imagined, but there’s an admirable focus on unadorned warmth in Kiyoko’s storytelling: She likes her girls and cares enough to want us to like them, too.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026
The truly admirable thing about Ogden Loring was that he did not care at all that the entire town of Ravenel, South Carolina, believed that he was at least half crazy.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Vocabulary lists containing admirable
Positive Words to Describe People, List 1
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"The Man in the Water" by Roger Rosenblatt
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