Verb (used with object) : to commend a friend to another; to commend an applicant for employment. ,I commend my child to your care. ,to commend a soldier for bravery. From Dictionary.com.
The fact is that Hillary is being commendably modest. From Wordnik.com. [Hospital Says Story Told By Hillary Is False] Reference
Her voice, she thought, sounded commendably indifferent. From Wordnik.com. [Purchased For Revenge]
Ned's tone was commendably even, devoid of over-eagerness. From Wordnik.com. [A Lady of Expectations]
Mrs. Tarbell felt that she was going to acquit herself commendably. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885] Reference
Our president has commendably committed himself to "government that works.". From Wordnik.com. [Indiana Says 'No Thanks' to Cap and Trade] Reference
Wherefore the liberal man commendably spends more on others than on himself. From Wordnik.com. [Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province] Reference
Which Work is since commendably continued (but not with equal quickness and judgment,) by. From Wordnik.com. [The Lives of the Most Famous English Poets (1687)] Reference
Nevertheless one may commendably pass from one religious order to another for three reasons. From Wordnik.com. [Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province] Reference
Speaking generally, however, the delivery of parcels on both sides soon became commendably regular. From Wordnik.com. [The Better Germany in War Time Being some Facts towards Fellowship] Reference
“Now, about these renovations in Paris,” said Brad, getting down to serious matters most commendably. From Wordnik.com. [Murder Without Icing]
The book is also commendably brief and by and large illuminating about the complexities of modern cosmology. From Wordnik.com. [The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow] Reference
Brown has stayed commendably clear of the global whining agenda, though he obviously sees political capital in it. From Wordnik.com. [Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me] Reference
The Jews spread across the world acted commendably in pursuing the Nazi war criminals wherever they sought refuge. From Wordnik.com. [The inevitability of war crimes proceedings - Delhi trio implicated?] Reference
Her demeanour throughout had been commendably frank and open; she had made no endeavour to throw the blame on others. From Wordnik.com. [The Growth of the Soil] Reference
The police, moreover, is very commendably attentive, to the price of provisions, and to the cleanliness of the markets. From Wordnik.com. [Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808] Reference
Soros, for example, has commendably donated billions to "promote democracy" in eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. From Wordnik.com. [Why Won't the Progressives Get Their Act Together] Reference
He, indeed, is really worthy of applause (worship) who, engaged in encounters with his enemies, beareth himself commendably. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Sabha Parva] Reference
UPDATE: In his remarks this morning, President Obama (quite commendably IMHO) said he didn't feel like he deserved the award. From Wordnik.com. [David Sirota: Yes, You Can Oppose Obama's Nobel Prize, Be Progressive, Disagree With the GOP - and Not Be a Terrorist] Reference
Others haue also written with much facillitie, but more commendably perchance if they had not written so much nor so popularly. From Wordnik.com. [The Arte of English Poesie] Reference
I wish he'd appointed a Middle East peace envoy just as he commendably did in Middle East -- an envoy for Darfur and the Sudan. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 19, 2006] Reference
Rob did a nice job and was commendably kind in his analysis and pointed in his concerns, as would I be had I written the piece. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Wins the Nobel Peace Prize?] Reference
Our tests of the Nuvifone found it performs commendably as a GPS, on par with standalone units and very similar to the Garmin 265T. From Wordnik.com. [Mediocrity, thy name is Nuvifone] Reference
The applet then subscribes you to the podcast, even if it's not listed in the company's own directory -- a commendably open approach. From Wordnik.com. [A Better Way to Podcast] Reference
Indeed, his forces have used the site at Najaf as a defensive position, firing on U.S. forces who commendably did not return the fire. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 3, 2003] Reference
For the six years that this Jacques lived in his master's house, never any man was known to behave better or more commendably than he did. From Wordnik.com. [Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences] Reference
But he maintained his bearing commendably; and it was impossible not to admire the upright, manly air with which he walked down the street. From Wordnik.com. [Maurice Guest] Reference
Within a commendably short time after touchdown, Thatcher and Hedstrom were heading back to the Eastern Shore in a chauffeur-driven limousine. From Wordnik.com. [Murder to Go]
Given the circumstances, he was commendably polite and told me that he was going to restore faith in a much-loved brand, which was good to hear. From Wordnik.com. [Look Back With Caution] Reference
And here Hitchens, commendably, has been on the right side of the issue, even if he hasn't invested much energy in it since his turn to the right. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Wright: Why the "New Atheists" are Right-Wing on Foreign Policy] Reference
Yet it is said, that this lady is not destitute of some good qualities, and in cases where the son is not the subject, behaves very commendably to. From Wordnik.com. [Sir Charles Grandison] Reference
Mr. Dana recounts his shopping in Havana, whereof the beginning and ending were one dress, white and blue, which he commendably purchased for his wife. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 24, October, 1859] Reference
It goes without saying that those who choose to give their organs after their death, and carry Donor Card to ensure this happens, are behaving commendably. From Wordnik.com. [Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me] Reference
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