How to Use extol in a Sentence

extol

verb

• The health benefits of exercise are widely extolled.
• The ad went on to extol the virtues of the house and the ex-husband.
  — William Thornton | [e-mail], al, 25 Apr. 2022
• The Bible and the Quran both extol the virtue of silence.
  — Karen Elliott House, WSJ, 1 Nov. 2022
• But not all great country songs extol the virtues of a happy life.
  — Readers, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2023
• The park extols the virtues of age: Many of the rocks were formed hundreds of millions of years ago.
  — Andrea Sachs, chicagotribune.com, 4 May 2018
• Biden already has two trips planned next week to extol the benefits of the package.
  — Kevin Liptak, CNN, 12 Nov. 2021
• This news comes as a bit of a shock after many years of hearing the virtues of all things coconut extolled as a beauty and health aid.
  — Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 16 June 2017
• And the glee with which this has been extolled as a victory is astonishing.
  — Adam Brewster, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2020
• And ever since he's been extolling the virtues of safely viewing amateurs on the tee.
  — Chris Brodeur, courant.com, 20 June 2017
• So many ways to extol the virtues of such a wondrous being of pure light and joy, but everyone has done that.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2022
• Anyone extolled for keeping busy at all costs in the gig economy will see it, too.
  — Giulia Pines, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2018
• National leaders of all stripes love to extol the toughness and courage of their people.
  — Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2020
• These same people are the same ones extolling a global economy.
  — Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2019
• It’s not unique in singing martial hymns that extol our own greatness and the crushing of our enemies.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 May 2022
• Some extol the virtues of simply getting drunk or stoned, while others look to brighter and more clear-eyed days ahead.
  — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 24 Dec. 2021
• Thomas has been a Cleveland Brown through and through, extolling the virtues of each new plan and the promise of each new coach.
  — Dan Labbe, cleveland.com, 22 Dec. 2017
• Fern names her van out of pride and surrounds herself with comrades who extol the virtues of their van-dwelling lifestyle.
  — Sarah Jones, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2021
• The lifelong fan of Nintendo extols the skills and passion of esports players.
  — Matt Day, The Seattle Times, 15 June 2017
• The report, which has been previewed, is expected to extol the virtues of the body camera pilot.
  — Milton J. Valencia, BostonGlobe.com, 19 June 2018
• Thursday to extol the virtues of the three-time Defensive Player of the Year.
  — Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Dec. 2021
• The New York Times extolling her as somebody in the new generation.
  — Fox News, 8 July 2018
• And yet his victories come up well down the line when clients, employees, friends and colleagues extol his virtues.
  — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 4 May 2017
• Play to their patriotism or extol the virtues of keeping friends and family safe.
  — Star Tribune, 18 July 2021
• Some even watch video highlight reels or audio tracks extolling past performances.
  — Daniel McGinn, Fortune, 25 July 2017
• Mullen himself is often there to extol the virtues of CBD in person.
  — Zoe Li, CNN, 31 Jan. 2023
• In the scene, Gekko, played by a slick-haired Michael Douglas, extols the virtues of greed.
  — Pete Bigelow, Car and Driver, 9 Feb. 2018
• Popular songs extol the virtues of suicide, and children play games in which dolls stage violent takeovers of shopping malls.
  — Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2019
• Trump extolled the strength and battle-readiness of American troops but named no current threat.
  — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 5 July 2019
• On the sidelines, waiting for their turn at the task, the teamsters were more than happy to extol the virtues of their particular animal.
  — Janice Steinhagen, Courant Community, 2 May 2018
• Gyrating to and fro, the young woman who performed the mythic twirl was a blur, infused with a life force that her onlookers envied and extolled.
  — The Masked Observer, AL.com, 31 Jan. 2018

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024