Synonyms

1. praiseful
2. laudatory

Sentence Examples

1. The mayor and the entire city council posed for the cameras in front of the scaffolding, flanking the kids and making an extra big show of profusely praising them.
2. The proceedings began with speeches praising the contestants as well as extolling the importance of the competition and its value to the Kenyan economy.
3. The count patted him gently on the shoulder, his usual mode of praising Ali, who, pleased and gratified with the commission assigned him, walked calmly towards a projecting stone forming the angle of the street and house, and, seating himself thereon, began to smoke his chibouque, while Monte Cristo re-entered his dwelling, perfectly assured of the success of his plan.
4. Helen gushed over Lance, as did all the other adults, praising his poise and his impassioned speech, clapping him on the back.
5. Melcorka noted the Norse heads hanging from the saddles of many of the cavalry and wondered if there would be more before this day closed, or if the Norse would be praising Odin across the bodies of Fidach dead.
6. Rather than praising me as I was hoping he might, I received a round of lashes and scolding, for he was sure I had broken the door in my clumsiness.
7. for we always conversed, whenever good fortune and my ingenuity gave us the chance, with the greatest gaiety and cheerfulness, mingling tears, sighs, jealousies, doubts, or fears with our words it was all on my part a eulogy of my good fortune that Heaven should have given her to me for my mistress I glorified her beauty, I extolled her worth and her understanding and she paid me back by praising in me what in her love for me she thought worthy of praise and besides we had a hundred thousand trifles and doings of our neighbours and acquaintances to talk about, and the utmost extent of my boldness was to take, almost by force, one of her fair white hands and carry it to my lips, as well as the closeness of the low grating that separated us allowed me.
8. Knight dominated the conversation, switching between preaching, reciting Shakespeare or praising his wonderful daughter.
9. She began by praising God for his grace and mercy to sinners like them, fervently requested the coming of his kingdom and torrents of the latter rain.
10. And always center stage was Arthur directing this group or that, praising this effort or that, encouraging, patting his knights on the back, helping to load or unload, chatting amiably with the residents.