commendation

Example Sentences

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The jurists are hardly due a commendation, since their previous ruling on the question was reversed 9-0 by the Supreme Court this summer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

It will end with a final commendation - a concluding prayer where the pontiff will be formally entrusted to God.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2025

He had also received a letter of commendation from police in Edinburgh after rescuing an American tourist who became stranded on Arthur's Seat.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2025

Absent any activity, his shop stands frozen in time: a commendation from the city and a photograph of his father on the wall, racks of shoe polish, laces and an empty gumball machine.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2024

If that happened, the captain and the sergeant would have little choice but to take him off desk duty and put him back on patrol again—with a glowing commendation for his file.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen