Sentence examples for being praised at from inspiring English sources

They do so by rubbishing Gary Barlow's "gingery facial ferret", but a backhanded compliment is better than not being praised at all, we suppose.

Her review was much critiqued by those featured, including Durrell who objected to Spencer's poetry being praised at his expense.

While Stokes was being praised at home in Melbourne, one of her portraits was among six paintings owned by the National Gallery of Victoria that were loaned for an exhibition on the other side of the country, in Perth.

But Allah be praised, at least they are alive".

The drug was praised at the hearing for its effectiveness.

The investment was praised at the time for political correctness, but proved to be unprofitable.

Cook's often-criticised captaincy was praised at Cardiff, added: "It's a start.

But if he was going to be praised, at least let it be in a just cause.

President Obama's handling of Sandy was praised at the time — including by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican.

Although the capability to minimize collateral damage was praised at the time, the technology was highly inaccurate.

Zaha Hadid's creation for the 2012 Olympics was praised at the time of its unveiling as a stunning building, one critic describing the interior space as "stonking".