approvingly
Example Sentences
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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
That June, as oil prices closed in on $140 a barrel and dragged inflation higher, Warsh approvingly cited market expectations that the Fed’s next move was more likely to be a rate increase.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 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
But the very first people White thanked from the Mar-a-Lago stage last week, with the newly minted president-elect looking approvingly over his shoulder and the cameras beaming him around the world, were the Nelk Boys.
From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2024
While Ma tastes her clear broth chicken noodle soup, I drop two whole red chili peppers in my bowl as Pa looks on approvingly.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
