plaudit

Example Sentences

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The case for removing the Baton of Honor as an academic plaudit is overwhelming.

From Washington Times • Jul. 20, 2020

There’s no plaudit that would probably impress someone who won a Pulitzer Prize for criticism in his rookie year as a car critic in 2004, but man, the dude can jam.

From Fox News • Dec. 31, 2019

Not all of them will be given the plaudit of a Hollywood biopic pitch, but each has added a layer to the snowball of sporting inclusivity.

From The Guardian • Oct. 6, 2012

The publicity was excellent: he was named “Innovator of the Year” by the Guardian, a British newspaper, and gained a plaudit from Hillary Clinton, America’s secretary of state.

From Economist • Sep. 16, 2010

There was not the slightest symptom of disapprobation to any part, and the plaudit was loud and long when given out again for Monday.

From The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 by Walpole, Horace