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Example sentences for: commended

How can you use “commended” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Aides commended the decision and cited progress on several fronts.
In an editorial Monday, the Times of India commended Amnesty International for strongly criticizing the U.S. human rights record in a recent report.
They commended NATO for bombing quickly rather than ignoring the brutality as Allied leaders did during the Holocaust.
He was hailed for his "life-affirming" approach to the traumas of the 20 th century; he was condemned and commended for his emphasis on mankind's destructive impulses.
And the paper is to be commended for including the URL, which is http://www.kavkaz.org.