sing praises of
Example Sentences
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How they would sing praises of his valiant stand against what must assuredly be the largest great black-backed gull ever encountered!
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
The insects are personated by two of her ladies, who mimic their motions and sing praises of the different flowers they pretend to alight upon, to the accompaniment of a band of fair musicians.
From Sketches of Japanese Manners and Customs by Silver, Jacob Mortimer Wier
On entering this place Kambula and his companions flung themselves upon their faces and began to sing praises of which the king took no notice.
From Marie An Episode in The Life of the late Allan Quatermain by Haggard, Henry Rider
They use the same amna-aya chorus when they sing over the dead, or sing praises of the dead, only instead of being lively, then it is sung in a solemn tone.
From Cast Away in the Cold An Old Man's Story of a Young Man's Adventures, as Related by Captain John Hardy, Mariner by Hayes, I. I. (Isaac Israel)
