with approbation
Example Sentences
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The label is not met with approbation by everyone.
From National Geographic • Feb. 19, 2016
Zink began writing at a young age as well, but, unlike her reading, that behavior was not met with approbation.
From The New Yorker • May 11, 2015
The official communiqu�s declared: "The public received the news of the political change with approbation."
From Time Magazine Archive
Standing in the streets were ordinary working men, listening with attention and with approbation.
From Time Magazine Archive
The plays of Quintus Trabea, supposed to belong chiefly to the class called Togatæ, are frequently cited by the grammarians, and are mentioned with approbation by Cicero.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by Dunlop, John
