praising

Example Sentences

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President Trump welcomed King Charles III to the White House, praising the U.S.-U.K. friendship amid a British diplomatic effort.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

At the entrance, facing a tower encircled by a metal walkway where two guards stood watch, Justice Minister Reginaldo Biyogo Mba spoke to journalists, praising conditions at the facility.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

“I’ve gotten away with my career for 50 years because I’m not mean. My specialty is praising things other people hate, not the other way around.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

John Coleman, a millionaire entrepreneur who founded an advertising agency, wrote an op-ed in the Portland Press Herald this week praising the tax.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

I learned from these former secretaries of Mr. Muhammad that while he was praising me to my face, he was tearing me apart behind my back.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey