admirable
Example Sentences
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And even if the jokes in “Stop! That! Train!” don’t always hit, it’s always admirable to punch above your weight.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
Comprehensive peace in the region is an admirable goal, one that the U.S. should strive toward.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
It was admirable that Wemby played chess and devoured paperbacks, but what was going to happen in crunch time, when an opponent socked him in the gut and tried to shake him?
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Jack Thorne, who co-wrote last year’s prize-winning “Adolescence,” returns with another story of fractured childhood with an admirable, engrossing new adaptation of William Golding’s much-taught novel of boy castaways, “The Lord of the Flies.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
Reality returned in the form of my rough, unlettered, and infinitely more admirable brother.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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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