cum laude

adverb or adjective

cum lau·de ku̇m-ˈlau̇-də

-dē;

ˌkəm-ˈlȯ-dē

: with distinction

graduated cum laude

compare magna cum laude, summa cum laude

Examples of cum laude in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Jaffe graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in English and theater arts. —

William Earl, Variety, 21 Nov. 2023 My father learned to speak English, became a U.S. citizen and graduated cum laude from UCLA. —

Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2022 Stump, who graduated cum laude with a major in elementary education, has accepted a full-time teaching position with Harford County Public Schools at Meadowvale Elementary School in Havre de Grace. —

Katia Parks, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2023 Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia: Caroline Marie Gard, bachelor’s degree, cum laude. —

Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2023 Jackson graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College and cum laude from Harvard Law School. —

CBS News, 30 June 2022 Esarey graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in business from Baldwin-Wallace College, now called Baldwin Wallace University, and graduated with a perfect 4.0 grade point average while earning a master’s degree in business administration from Baldwin-Wallace. —

Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 17 Nov. 2021 Kirkland Crawford, a Detroit native who has worked at the Detroit Free Press since high school, is the new sports editor of the paper and freep.com. Crawford grew up in Northwest Detroit, is a graduate of Detroit Renaissance High School and a 2006 cum laude graduate of Central Michigan University. —

Free Press Staff Reports, Detroit Free Press, 1 Jan. 2021 Bathiany graduated cum laude from Denison in 2009 with a bachelor of arts in physical education with a concentration in sports management. —

James Weber, The Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2023 See More

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