praise
noun
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
was praising
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past progressiveof praise.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Earlier this year Tiffany was praising the technology and voting to speed AI infrastructure through.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
While Vance was praising a technical framework designed to facilitate a regional ceasefire, the president was threatening the total annihilation of his negotiating partners, completely undermining his vice president’s diplomatic messaging.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
GP was praising Austin about how he liked his style of play.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2023
When I had gone out in his support to the land of Temeh, I appeased him, so that he was praising all gods for the sovereign .
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
I felt like a total fool, out there every day preaching, and apparendy not knowing what was going on right under my nose, in my own organization, involving the very man I was praising so.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
