admirable
Example Sentences
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But an admirable idea famously backfired when Paul Gascoigne finished a round of golf then discovered he was one of six players at the training camp who would be left out.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Some people viewed that as admirable that he left, but there was some backlash from others.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Run by Wellington Management—where Bogle worked before Vanguard—the fund boasts more than $110 billion in assets and an admirable record.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Which is certainly an admirable approach, albeit a rather idealistic strategy in a state of nearly 23 million voters, spread over roughly 800 miles from north to south.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026
The Guardian’s introduction of a “Corrections and Clarifications” column seems to me not only an admirable move, but a shrewd one.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
Vocabulary lists containing admirable
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