praiseworthy

Example Sentences

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The announcement of Dudamel’s first New York season, while praiseworthy, brought an earful of gripes about his speaking in platitudes from hardcore New Yorkers unimpressed by uplift.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

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

Such mythmaking adds to the public's belief in the possibility of the American dream and the praiseworthy egoism of genius.

From Salon • Sep. 12, 2023

Laurie bit his lips, and turning a little from the pensive speaker, read the following document, with praiseworthy gravity, considering the spelling:

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott