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How to use praise in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Praise means commendation; favourable representation in words. Example: “The writer's latest novel received great praise in the media.”

Examples of praise by meaning

nounCommendation; favourable representation in words.

  • The writer's latest novel received great praise in the media.
  • You deserve praise for the hard work you've done recently.
  • She gave them some faint praise for their assignments, despite not being totally convinced by the quality.

nounWorship, glorification, adoration.

  • praise of God

verbTo give praise to; to commend, glorify, or worship.

  • Be sure to praise Bobby for his excellent work at school this week.
  • Some of the passengers were heard praising God as the stricken plane landed safely.

More sentences with praise

  • The essay was praised for its abstractive qualities, showing insight rather than repetition.From the entry abstractive
  • I was handsomely praised for my part in stopping the robber.From the entry handsomely
  • She was praised for her erudite contributions to the academic journal.From the entry erudite
  • The drummer Cynthia praised her best friends' dance moves to the music.From the entry move
  • The singer was praised for the amazing clarity in her voice.From the entry clarity
  • The poet composed a ballad praising the heroic exploits of the fallen commander.From the entry ballad
  • He praised her glowingly; it was enough to make her blush.From the entry glowingly
  • The attention and praise come in waves for the pop star.From the entry in waves
  • The critics were absurdly extravagant with their praise.From the entry absurdly
  • The cast was praised for a fine performance.From the entry cast
  • He deprecates any praise of his own merits.From the entry deprecate
  • To roll forth someone's praises; to roll out sentences.From the entry roll
  • They heaped praise upon their newest hero.From the entry heap
  • The crowds gave the returning general much honor and praise.From the entry honor
  • The newspaper review was full of praise for the play.From the entry review
  • Her new book garnered high praise from the critics.From the entry garner
  • The movie was universally praised by its audience.From the entry universally
  • Customers feedbacked their complaints and some praise.From the entry feedback
  • The movie was praised for the subtleness of its themes. None of it came off as being too preachy.From the entry subtleness
  • The congregation lifted up their voices in praise.From the entry lift up
  • Customers fed back their complaints and some praise.From the entry feed back
  • Reddit praised him for doing a simple act of decency.From the entry reddit
  • Praise spilled from him every day.From the entry spill
  • There was also public praise in the days that followed for the train's driver, Andrew Johnson.2025 November 12, Philip Haigh, “High praise for rail staff's courage and clear thinking”, in RAIL, number 1048, page 50. From the entry switch
  • Happily, Southeastern is worthy of praise for having made The Sun for something positive.2024 February 21, Nick Brodrick, “Inclusion and Development for All”, in Rail, number 1003, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire: Bauer Media…. From the entry tabloid
  • The hospital stated that this cross-national medical cooperation has proven successful and received high praise.2024 April 8, Ching-en Chiou, “Taiwan’s hospital completes medical assistance to Saint Kitts and Nevis”, in Radio Taiwan International…. From the entry crossnational
  • Lewis also praised Taiwan’s technological prowess, calling it a “world leader” in the tech industry.2022 August 11, Kelvin Chen, “Saint Lucia ambassador stands with Taiwan”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 12 Aug 2022. From the entry Saint Lucia
  • This is almost a modest example of the period praise directed at A Woman of Paris.2021, Wes D. Gehring, Charlie Chaplin and A Woman of Paris, page 5. From the entry emblazoned
  • As more people signed up to join the Substackerati, the company garnered praise from journalists.2020 November 16, Clio Chang, “The Substackerati”, in Columbia Journalism Review, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Graduate School of…. From the entry Substackerati
  • I praise Him today for He is a Father who loves to bless His children.2018, Lorraine Smith, Good Morning! This is God.... From the entry kazillion
  • You don't haphazardly throw a winky face around like it's a thumbs-up or praise hands.2018, Lincee Ray, Why I Hate Green Beans […] , Baker Books, →ISBN. From the entry winky
  • But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, a praise to the Lord.2016, Peter Williams, Israel and the Covenants in New Testament Times, →ISBN. From the entry uncircumcised
  • Yes, she would be devoted to the spirit, to him, praising his lordness and his magnificence.2015, Marlon James, John Crow's Devil. From the entry lordness
  • This would definitely be a Becca-approved Benedict, which sings high praise.2014 June 17, Ally, “Chalk Point Kitchen Brunch”, in Bitches who Brunch, archived from the original on 27 Jul 2019. From the entry benny

Meaning of praise

  1. noun Commendation; favourable representation in words.
  2. noun Worship, glorification, adoration.
  3. verb To give praise to; to commend, glorify, or worship.

Full definition of praise

Questions about praise in a sentence

How do you use praise in a sentence?
Praise is used as a noun and verb. For example: “The writer's latest novel received great praise in the media.”
What is a short sentence with praise?
“praise of God”
What does praise mean?
Praise means commendation; favourable representation in words.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: praise (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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