praiseworthy

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

For one thing, his novel is one of the few that looks at colonizing Mars as a legitimate, even praiseworthy, escape plan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

My companion thought Susan Hilferty’s costumes were the most praiseworthy feature of the production.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2024

“The effort is praiseworthy, but so excessively tardy that it is perfectly useless,” a collective of linguists wrote in the Liberation newspaper on Thursday.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2024

But “The Many Lives of Martha Stewart” includes enough of a praiseworthy viewpoint for the audience to recognize the double standard to which she was subjected in her public life.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2024

These were praiseworthy gestures, but it was hard to imagine that they would do him much good.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer