admirable
Example Sentences
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Some people viewed that as admirable that he left, but there was some backlash from others.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Run by Wellington Management—where Bogle worked before Vanguard—the fund boasts more than $110 billion in assets and an admirable record.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
A second friendly defeat in four days was no calamity since it came on the back of an admirable performance, unworthy of booing.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Figures like Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Napoleon were adventurers, and while perhaps not personally admirable, they changed history and changed it irrevocably:
From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026
When these are well founded and have greatness in them, they make a man revered and admirable; and in Italy there is no lack of material for introducing every form there.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
Vocabulary lists containing admirable
Positive Words to Describe People, List 1
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"The Man in the Water" by Roger Rosenblatt
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