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speak well of
verb as in recommend
Strong matches
Example Sentences
“We all know the situation. The only thing I regret very much is that this sets a precedent and that from now on, any manager, player or boxer or whatever, suddenly says: ‘He doesn’t speak well of me, he criticizes me, so I won’t let him in,’” said Faitelson, whose coverage of fights in Las Vegas began in 1988 with a Julio César Chávez bout.
That's why it's hard to find Ukrainians these days who speak well of any Russians.
“That was a favorite because it was easy to play, doesn’t speak well of my character,” he said.
This was the side of Putin that induced U.S. presidents to speak well of him — notably George W. Bush, who claimed to have a “sense of his soul” and considered him trustworthy.
“I have connected with him in dreams. He said, ‘You neither speak well of me nor poorly, so I will protect you.’”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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