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verb

laud

CEFR C2

to praise highly, especially in a public context

In a sentence

Six example sentences with laud, each labelled with its topic.

  • Broadcasters lauded the veteran center at halftime, replaying the assist he made while three defenders hung on him.

    Basketball

  • Critics lauded the new library from every quarter, calling its reading room the finest interior built in the city since 1910.

    Architecture

  • The festival jury lauded a young director from the stage, then handed her the prize before the credits had finished.

    Movies

  • The academy lauded the two chemists at its annual ceremony for a catalyst that works at room temperature.

    Science

  • Reviewers lauded the debut novel in every Sunday paper, and the small press ran out of copies within a week.

    Literature

  • The council publicly lauded the retiring clerk, reading forty years of service into the minutes before a standing ovation.

    Politics

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