How to Use in appreciation of in a Sentence

in appreciation of

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  • Many of us need to take a deep breath in appreciation of life, health and strength.
    Darick Spears, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2021
  • The stage was now set and the crowd stood in appreciation of the moment, as Trout, Ohtani’s teammate since 2018, stepped to the plate.
    Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The model and mom to son Isaac, who will be 9 months old on Friday, shared a video in appreciation of the marks that live on her stomach.
    Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 14 Sep. 2020
  • Much of the night is spent not in appreciation of the ancient sky but in despising your fellow man a bit more than usual.
    Christopher Ketcham, Harper's Magazine, 16 Mar. 2021
  • Curry yelled in appreciation of younger sister Sydel Curry-Lee's husband, who was making his debut with the Suns in the season opener.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Yes, to the Chicago Bears fans who screamed in appreciation of Fields’ insane 22-yard touchdown scramble but also to the rookie quarterback himself.
    Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Fists immediately shot up into the air in appreciation of the music.
    Caroline Silva, ajc, 18 Sep. 2021
  • One Indian farmer, straddling a bench at one of the roadside bars in Nepal with two bottles of cheap grain spirit in front of him, said the chief minister wins elections because women vote for him in appreciation of the alcohol ban.
    New York Times, 19 May 2022
  • In between fans moving towards the exit, another audible ovation broke out, this one in appreciation of the Utes playing hard, playing tough for 40 minutes.
    Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Jan. 2022
  • Because excellence never truly ends, EW is looking back on some of Hall's best moments that got her here, in appreciation of her lasting empire that's only just getting started.
    Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2021
  • Derivatives are already being created by the community in appreciation of the IP that defines the project.
    Forbes, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Where diversity brings us together in appreciation of different thought and heritage.
    René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 30 Dec. 2020

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