laudable

Example Sentences

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The word cure, Richardson says, is far-reaching, and while very laudable as a goal, doesn’t capture the current reality.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

It was seriously flawed but that made the manner of the win all the more laudable.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

It can feel like a liminal space, but the work of a critic never stops, and a stroll through Chelsea offers views, laudable and not, of how galleries navigate this transitional period.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

“If you want to grow timber in the state, contribute to the economy, contribute to home building — all those are laudable goals,” Stephens said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025

He was of such goodness that among the other laudable deeds attributed to him is this: in the fourteen years he ruled the empire, he never put anyone to death without a trial.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli