approbation

Example Sentences

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It later came out that National City’s efforts to lend money on stocks had the Federal Reserve’s internal approbation, not its opposition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Hamilton ”advised the president to ‘embrace such reflections and sentiments as will wear well, progress in approbation with time and redound to future reputation.’

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2025

It’s associated with pleasure and the expectation or experience of a reward, which can include the surmounting of a threat “such as overcoming fear, winning a race, receiving respect and approbation from others,” Spiegel says.

From National Geographic • Oct. 16, 2023

The state statute was originally put in place to deal with entertainers who would wrestle declawed bears, a practice that drew approbation from activists and regulatory action from legislators.

From Washington Times • Jun. 2, 2023

“I believe one would write better if the climate were bad. If there were a lot of wind and storms, for example ...” The Controller nodded his approbation.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley