commend
verb (used with object)
to present, mention, or praise as worthy of confidence, notice, kindness, etc.; recommend.
has commended
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present perfectof commend (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Rodriguez has been a vocal advocate for placing the cameras across Texas and has commended their use in Laredo and elsewhere for allowing a new approach to detecting crime.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
However the EU Commission has commended Spain's "swift response" to the crisis, which has included deploying armed forces to Ceuta and its other territory on the north African coast, Melilla.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Hayes’ defensive struggles got him benched late last season, but Redick has commended the center’s improvement on that end of the court.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2026
But Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley has commended the officers’ actions, saying they protected public safety in an area plagued by violence.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2023
Sterne's English is excellent and idiomatic, and has commended his works to the ordinary reader, who shrinks from the hyperlatinism of the time represented so strongly by Dr. Johnson and his followers.
From English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction by Henry Coppee
