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Example Sentences
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But she also commended "a group of really intimate, and personal films" including "Hamnet", "I Swear" and "Sentimental Value".
From Barron's
"I commend your victims for coming forward to relive lifelong trauma and today justice has caught up with you."
From BBC
He has tried to walk a tightrope, commending citizens for exercising their right to protest but urging them not to “take the bait” by crossing into violence.
Normally primary candidates postpone commending their opponents until after they’ve either won or lost; Mr. Youngkin expresses his before the contest has started.
Speaking in the White House on Tuesday evening, he seemed to suggest that the terms of the deal had changed significantly since it was commended by Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, in May.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.