extol
or ex·toll
Origin of extol
1Other words for extol
Opposites for extol
Other words from extol
- ex·tol·ler, noun
- ex·tol·ling·ly, adverb
- ex·tol·ment, ex·toll·ment, noun
- su·per·ex·tol, verb (used with object), su·per·ex·tolled, su·per·ex·tol·ling.
- su·per·ex·toll, verb (used with object)
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How to use extol in a sentence
Outdoor enthusiasts often extol type-two fun, activities that start innocently enough but then slide off the rails into exhaustion, near-death experiences, and so on.
What Did I Learn from the Swampy Muck of the Florida Trail? That I’m a Kink Hiker. | Patty Hodapp | February 27, 2022 | Outside OnlineThough born in Oklahoma, Marcia extols her childhood in Bozeman, Montana, where the surrounding wilderness became a second backyard.
The Retirees Who Hiked Out of Suburbia and into the Long-Trail Record Books | awise | February 15, 2022 | Outside OnlineThere’s even a Jamaican folk song called “Mango Time” that extols this peak season.
After decrying mankind’s greed and obliviousness, her statement extols forests as collectives whose “collaborative wisdom is something we humans might learn from and perhaps be saved by.”
In the galleries: A heightened homage to trees and what they can teach us | Mark Jenkins | May 7, 2021 | Washington PostMichael Tubbs, the mayor who brought the program to the area, appeared on national television programs to extol its virtues.
Cash payments spread from Congress to Stockton to Brazil — but notion of ‘universal basic income’ far from reality | Eli Rosenberg, Jeff Stein, Heloisa Traiano | April 22, 2021 | Washington Post
Meyer went on the John Ankerberg show to extol the theological virtues of the Big Bang.
Evangelicals Still Don’t Know What to Do With the Big Bang | Karl W. Giberson | March 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne might extol Apple for acting in the fashion of a responsible corporate citizen with its decision.
Al Gore Accused of Abusing His Spot on Apple’s Board for Personal Gain | Gary Rivlin | February 22, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWe extol celebrity at a time when it has never seemed more fleeting or meaningless.
"Usually, when they publish a commentary, it's to extol the study, or show how it's advanced the field," DeStefano says.
Well-credentialed members of the mainstream media privately extol her.
Are you not ashamed to extol this revolting and commonplace stuff, which aspires to be psychologically profound?
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyLet historians extol blood-shedding; it is woman's place to abhor it.
A Confederate Girl's Diary | Sarah Margan DawsonHe does not extol physical science alone, though doubtless he had a preference for it over metaphysical inquiries.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VI | John LordWhere was thy judgment, man, To extol a virgin Sanazarro tells me Is nearer to deformity?
The Plays of Philip Massinger | Philip MassingerCease with high-sounding praise to extol the womanly nature, while practically you deny that there is any.
A New Atmosphere | Gail Hamilton
British Dictionary definitions for extol
US extoll
/ (ɪkˈstəʊl) /
(tr) to praise lavishly; exalt
Origin of extol
1Derived forms of extol
- extoller, noun
- extollingly, adverb
- extolment, noun
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