Commended

Examples

• I was very much pleased with what I collected to have been your behaviour on the occasion; it shewed a discretion highly to be commended. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• It is upon this principle that the treaty of commerce between England and Portugal, concluded in 1703 by Mr Methuen, has been so much commended. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• He embraced her, solemnly commended her to Heaven, and humbly thanked Heaven for having bestowed her on him. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• William was kindly commended and his promotion hoped for. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• Veneering and other elders of tribes commended this way out of it. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• The Major's musical taste has been before alluded to, and his performances on the flute commended. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• At dinner he commended the wine, quite excellent wine. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• To Mr. Lorry, he commended them all, and explained his worldly affairs. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• Mr Flintwinch presented the gentleman commended to the consideration of Clennam and Co. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• For a small thing it was a great success, and Jo was more astonished than when her novel was commended and condemned all at once. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• His native country commended. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
• To you alone do I dare speak; I have heard you commended by impartial spectators; you are my brother's friends, therefore you must be mine. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• The Luggnaggians commended. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.

Typist: Ted