Sentence examples similar to a commendable character from inspiring English sources

Eldridge has made a commendable effort to give his female characters stage time: the women heave their corsets, are married off against their will, and – in the case of Eleanor of Aquitaine, beautifully played by Geraldine Alexander – prove themselves active participants in the fight for Jerusalem.

Feiffer, who is also an actress, has a commendable eye for the absurd, but her lack of interest in her characters' inner lives, or even the nuances of cruelty, makes the ninety-minute play a slog.

A commendable statement, indeed.

What a commendable attitude.

It was a commendable aspiration.

That he had been a commendable governor?

But it was a commendable achievement nevertheless.

This is a commendable overall statement.

This may be a commendable life‑aim, but it does not make for a commendable novel.

Not the best ever, but a commendable career nonetheless.

A commendable idea, but a risky and expensive one.