praiseworthy
Example Sentences
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The announcement of Dudamel’s first New York season, while praiseworthy, brought an earful of gripes about his speaking in platitudes from hardcore New Yorkers unimpressed by uplift.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
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
Vance, have emphasized social campaigns, such as pressuring employers to fire people who celebrated the death—or, in some cases, who simply questioned whether Kirk was a praiseworthy figure.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2025
Others remember it as a praiseworthy attempt to fight the endemic corruption that was holding back Nigeria's development.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2025
Father thought the king’s knights weren’t aggressive enough; the earl believed them to be valiant and praiseworthy.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
