admirable
Example Sentences
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Was Emily’s shortsighted severity only cruelty—or was there, beneath her breath, an amusingly admirable level of passion?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
Comprehensive peace in the region is an admirable goal, one that the U.S. should strive toward.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
The midfielder's leveller against his former club Newcastle United, which earned Nottingham Forest a crucial point on Sunday, was even more admirable given the personal loss he has suffered.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
Jack Thorne, who co-wrote last year’s prize-winning “Adolescence,” returns with another story of fractured childhood with an admirable, engrossing new adaptation of William Golding’s much-taught novel of boy castaways, “The Lord of the Flies.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
They are used with admirable skill to enliven the story and make it seem real, never to hold it up or divert the reader’s attention from the main issue.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Vocabulary lists containing admirable
Positive Words to Describe People, List 1
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