creditably

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The other such darling, Wales, appears for the first time in 64, when it played creditably in a quarterfinal in 1958, falling, 1-0, to Brazil and budding icon Pelé, then just 17.

From Washington Post • Nov. 19, 2022

“Her behavior does not ‘reflect creditably on the House,’ nor does it follow ‘the spirit and the letter of the Rules of the House,’” Ms. Boebert said in a statement.

From Washington Times • Apr. 20, 2021

It was a relatively narrow victory margin Scotland would later regret as they performed creditably to remain unbeaten against holders Brazil and Yugoslavia only to go out on goal difference.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2021

He’s the only living poet who could creditably be played by Nicolas Cage in a biopic.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2021

This old soldier, Lincoln, who had passed very creditably through the Revolution, was, like the fat boy in "Pickwick," afflicted with somnolency.

From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Drake, Samuel Adams