Sentence examples for admirable act from inspiring English sources

This story, from last Thursday's front page of the planet's only indispensable newspaper, details an admirable act of courage and leadership by a venerable nonprofit.

But he is brave enough to try to discover, through relentless reporting and a sustained and admirable act of sympathy, the right questions.

Waldron's explanation is that the position is formulated and presented as an admirable act of unflinching moral heroism by white liberal law professors who say loudly and often that we must tolerate speech we find hateful.

This resignation – a wholly admirable act, in my view – is consistent with, and illuminates, Hitchens's governing moral principles: he is – and is happy to describe himself as – a puritan.

The Germans decided to prosecute him, which might be seen as an admirable act of expiation, although Demjanjuk is not German; he was a Ukrainian in the Red Army who, all sides agree, was taken prisoner by the Germans.

By Hendrik Hertzberg August 12, 2008 This story, from last Thursday's front page of the planet's only indispensable newspaper, details an admirable act of courage and leadership by a venerable nonprofit.

Some of Pope John Paul's most admirable acts were speeches made to oppressed peoples, within earshot of their leaders, appealing to them to treasure their human rights and agitate to be free.

But your readers also should know about these admirable acts by sensitive young people, encouraged by parents more interested in nurturing their children's Jewish awareness and character than in using a supposedly religious experience as an excuse for displaying their affluence.

Justice finally trumped convenience and a view that our public officials, however admirable, inevitably act lawfully.

How many comparably admirable multi-act ballets can be set beside them?

Mr. de Blasio, speaking in Brooklyn, seemed downright thrilled by the mayor's neutrality, calling it "an admirable and appropriate act".