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Definition of laudatory
: of, relating to, or expressing praise laudatory reviews
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Examples of laudatory in a Sentence
The play received mostly laudatory reviews.
Recent Examples of laudatory from the Web
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We are bombarded by chirpy, self-laudatory interruptions, expected to drop everything and cheer at any second.
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Williams published some of Alomar’s work in her literary journal, NOON, and Davis wrote an insightful and laudatory introduction to his first book.
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The answers range from laudatory to disparaging, depending on which experts are asked.
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Sir Peter Jonas, the former head of the Bavarian State Opera and a living legend of the classical music scene, insisted on being the one to give the laudatory speech for Cranston.
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Some of the reactions were laudatory; some were less so (who can resist a man-bun joke, after all?).
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Chris Ruddy, CEO of the conservative media company NewsMax and a close friend of Trump’s, offered a similar—albeit more laudatory—
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And now, in the wake of Trump’s Brussels remarks, begrudgingly. Americans may balk at the idea that reaching 2 percent spending on NATO defense counts as a laudatory achievement.
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Americans may balk at the idea that reaching 2 percent spending on NATO defense counts as a laudatory achievement.
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First Known Use of laudatory
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LAUDATORY Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of laudatory for English Language Learners
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: expressing or containing praise
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