Example Sentences

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It wasn't so long ago people were lauding Forest, but they have not won in the Premier League since beating Brighton 7-0 on 1 February.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2025

I felt like we were lauding a ghost.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2020

Was it the fact that they were lauding tortillas at all?

From Washington Post • Jun. 2, 2017

In spring training, many people around the team were lauding the Mariners for "building the right way," but this isn't building the right way.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2012

All the time they were lauding me to the skies and flattering and fooling me, I knew how stupid the whole thing was.

From Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden by Garvice, Charles