How to Use commend in a Sentence

commend

verb

• His poetry is highly commended by other writers.
• I commend this book to anyone interested in learning more about American history.
• Steichen commended Richardson for his poise on a day when the Colts were far from performing their best.
  — James Boyd, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
• The president of the branch, Jack DeZell, commended Harb for her work.
  — Jane Napier Neely, latimes.com, 23 Apr. 2018
• And by the way, liberals' heads are exploding as Kanye West commends a black conservative.
  — Fox News, 25 Apr. 2018
• But such a victory is not one that strategists or military analysts should endorse, nor one that the future historians will commend.
  — John Spencer, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
• When the agency first released the materials in May, Abbott commended them.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
• Bruno also commended the performance and its heat and sensuality.
  — Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 19 Nov. 2024
• Manley said the universities and colleges in Arizona should be commended for working with the Legislature on this bill.
  — Rachel Leingang, azcentral, 27 Apr. 2018
• Mayor Brian Snedecor commended Lounges for his vision and for wanting to work with the local business community.
  — Karen Caffarini, Post-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2018
• The tribe commended that 2021 name change in a news release at the time.
  — Forrest Brown, CNN, 10 Mar. 2023
• Hal and the other adults in Gaines’ life commend him for his actions.
  — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 24 Oct. 2022
• And if people on the jury didn't see that and didn't want to commend my game, then so be it.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 14 Oct. 2024
• The White House wanted to commend them, have an honor for them.
  — Fox News, 7 June 2018
• That pledge led some progressives to commend the progress so far but still call for more.
  — Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2022
• Others flocked to the comments to commend Ellie on a job well done.
  — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 25 Aug. 2020
• The comments on the video commended the construction crew for their help in the rescue.
  — Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 18 Aug. 2023
• While playing for Iowa, Ince was even commended by the Big 10.
  — Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 18 July 2023
• Mitchell went on to commend Sabonis on his record-setting night.
  — Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 26 Mar. 2024
• Even Thomas Newton’s plinky-plonky score had little to commend it.
  — Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 10 Feb. 2020
• The coaches commend Rio, too, because Julia Michaels's songs aren't easy to sing.
  — Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2021
• Sutton commended the work that the Ohio Innocence Project did in his case.
  — April Helms, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2023
• The judges, who each gave the duo of 6 out of 10, sang Sailor's praises and commended her decision to fill in for her mother.
  — Laura Hanrahan, Woman's Day, 17 Sep. 2019
• Many were quick to commend her for even bothering to rehang her ex's clothes.
  — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024
• In the comments, users commended the pilot for his selfless act.
  — Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
• One mom relates to the actress and commends her for her decision.
  — Kristina Behr, Parents, 27 Mar. 2024
• Many readers have commended Lowe as a hero, but some have questioned whether the video should have been posted.
  — oregonlive, 20 Oct. 2019
• Then a person in charge (the evaluator) would commend them for their work on the tasks, and offer stickers as a prize.
  — Christian B. Miller, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021
• When Smith was rash enough to commend the architecture of Glasgow, . .
  — Deirdre McCloskey, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2018
• Ilewicz also has been commended many times in his 20 years with the department.
  — Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 3 Oct. 2019

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024