praiseworthy
Example Sentences
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For one thing, his novel is one of the few that looks at colonizing Mars as a legitimate, even praiseworthy, escape plan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
Others remember it as a praiseworthy attempt to fight the endemic corruption that was holding back Nigeria's development.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2025
“So I’m trying to infuse confidence in these guys,” Cronin said after sounding a far less praiseworthy tune for most of the season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2025
But “The Many Lives of Martha Stewart” includes enough of a praiseworthy viewpoint for the audience to recognize the double standard to which she was subjected in her public life.
From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2024
These were praiseworthy gestures, but it was hard to imagine that they would do him much good.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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