acclaim
verb (used with object)
to welcome or salute with shouts or sounds of joy and approval; applaud.
acclaimed
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past participleof acclaim.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof acclaim.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
acclaimverb (used with object)to welcome or salute with shouts or sounds of joy and approval; applaud.
Example Sentences
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Before “The Holdovers,” Payne is credited with penning most of the scripts that became his acclaimed films.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
His Broadway debut came in 1970 as Snout in Peter Brook's critically acclaimed production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
"Winter Sleep", the acclaimed drama by Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan that won the Palme d'Or in 2014, was set in the Cappadocia region.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
McDonagh has delivered responsibly budgeted movies that have so far been commercially successful and critically acclaimed awards contenders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
In 1944, Koch won an Academy Award as co-screenwriter for the acclaimed film Casablanca.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
