extolling

Example Sentences

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The president is extolling the virtues of the East Wing ballroom.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

Saylor has been anxious to promote the preferred stock, extolling its high-yield/ low volatility returns.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

When Cathy first meets Edgar and Isabella, she climbs the wall of their estate and spies on the two having tea in a courtyard, where Isabella is extolling Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.”

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

In a social media post Thursday, he offered his most glowing compliments yet, extolling Sheinbaum as “wonderful and highly intelligent” and saying Mexicans “should be very happy” to have her as their leader.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

It is similar to another remark made to me once by Georges Laforgue, on an occasion when I had been extolling Julian to the skies.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt