with approbation
Example Sentences
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The label is not met with approbation by everyone.
From National Geographic • Feb. 19, 2016
Zink began writing at a young age as well, but, unlike her reading, that behavior was not met with approbation.
From The New Yorker • May 11, 2015
Another "younger" writer, whose book Shane you mentioned with approbation, wasn't named at all.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The official communiqu�s declared: "The public received the news of the political change with approbation."
From Time Magazine Archive
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Let the reader understand that this trait in his character is not mentioned with approbation.
From Ayala's Angel by Trollope, Anthony