approvingly
Example Sentences
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The film grossed more than $9 million and Trump screened it approvingly at Mar-a-Lago.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
It hadn’t, although that 2023 decision, written by Chief Justice Roberts, approvingly quoted Harlan’s Plessy dissent, and Justice Thomas filed a solo concurrence “to offer an originalist defense of the colorblind Constitution.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Even then, though, the court did not commit itself entirely: Chief Justice John Roberts’ majority opinion approvingly quoted Harlan, but stopped short of announcing that colorblindness was now the law.
From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2026
Recently he approvingly posted on the X platform about a poll putting the party on 20 percent in Baden-Wuerttemberg.
From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026
“Oh, this road is good, man,” he said approvingly.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
