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At the time, many critics were exalting a powerful, high-alcohol style of cabernet sauvignon marked by rich, opulent fruit and soft, plush textures.

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2021

All this at a time when English critics were exalting "sudden inspiration," "sustained effort" and poems "done at one sitting."

From Outlines of English and American Literature : an Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived by Long, William Joseph

He did nothing con amore, unless it were exalting the dignity and glory of the Aylett name, and maintaining his right to support their ancient honors.

From At Last by Harland, Marion

About the year 1913, when I alone was beginning to nail him to the pillory, they were exalting his name and flaunting his colours.

From War by Loti, Pierre