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How to use commendation in a sentence

10 example sentences · noun

Commendation means the act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation. Example: “The officer received a commendation for bravery.”

Examples of commendation by meaning

nounThe act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation.

  • letter of commendation
  • It would, of course, be absurd to say that Hegel's doctrine leads to the commendation of modern totalitarian states, but it would be less absurd than to say the same thing of positivism.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume III: The Breakdown, Oxford: Clarendon...

nounAn award or recognition for performance; a medal.

  • The officer received a commendation for bravery.

More sentences with commendation

  • “Rightwing, but not feral,” is quite the commendation now.2023 August 8, Janan Ganesh, “The oneness of Ron DeSantis and Rishi Sunak”, in Financial Times. From the entry Overton window
  • His personnel file, an inch thick with commendations, recounts hunches he played, good-cop bad-cop routines, shoot-outs with Glocks and Berettas.2010, Ken Armstrong, Nick Perry, Scoreboard, Baby: A Story of College Football, Crime, and Complicity, U of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 12. From the entry good-cop bad-cop
  • The nicotine in tobacco has been held to produce anaphrodisiac effects, in spite of such literary commendation as J.M.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 165. From the entry nicotine
  • There would be a special commendation for the Royal Artillery, who were handling their Armstrongs with great precision and a speed Wolseley had never seen before in muzzle-loading guns.2010, Peter G. Tsouras, A Rainbow of Blood: The Union in Peril. From the entry Armstrong
  • And feminization of the homeland is something to be rued, while the feminized humiliation of the enemy for the sake of the fatherland is cause for commendation and celebration.2009, David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race. From the entry rue
  • There were certain writers we knew were always good for a blurb: Louis Untermeyer would always come through — poetry, fiction, humor — whatever, he'd send a well‐turned commendation.1978 July 23, William Cole, “The Blurb and I”, in The New York Times. From the entry blurb
  • In later years, marks, commendation cards, and paychecks become important incentives for accomplishments, while the range of socially acceptable behavior widens and the number of secondary drives multiplies.1978, Stella Chess, Mahin Hassibi, Principles and practice of child psychiatry. From the entry sociably

Meaning of commendation

  1. noun The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation.
  2. noun That which is the ground of approbation or praise.
  3. noun A message of affection or respect; compliments; greeting.

Full definition of commendation

Questions about commendation in a sentence

How do you use commendation in a sentence?
Commendation is used as a noun. For example: “The officer received a commendation for bravery.”
What is a short sentence with commendation?
“letter of commendation”
What does commendation mean?
Commendation means the act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation.

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