admirable
Example Sentences
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But New York’s once-forlorn NBA team plays an admirable, unselfish game.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
That sense of sort of self-possession is quite admirable and, again, this is so new for the both of us.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 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
The U.S. and Israel have made admirable operational advances on all fronts, but the effort hasn’t succeeded in transforming them into strategic and policy successes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
I thought that was very admirable, so I sat down and tried to write a story.
From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky
Vocabulary lists containing admirable
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