Sentence examples for commend and from inspiring English sources

In a statement this afternoon, Mr. Paterson said: I commend and thank Senator Schumer for helping ensure that Moynihan Station remains a top priority.

Opinions like the Reichsteins' were in the minority Wednesday night as person after person stood to commend and defend Mr. Didden.

"We commend and support lay initiatives to form circles of discernment to choose worthy candidates and even to run as candidates in order to bring the values of God's kingdom into the public discourse," the statement said.

With World TB Day on March 24, the Catholic Medical Mission Board, of which I am executive director, would like to commend and join in your effort to raise awareness about tuberculosis (editorial, March 17).

It was announced that President Barack Obama had called Spencer Stone, Aleksander Skarlatos and Anthony Sadler to commend and congratulate them for their "courage and quick action aboard their Paris-bound train last night".

And in response to the bombings in London in July and the terrorist threat, it is right to do all we can to support our police, armed forces and security and emergency services whose bravery we commend and upon whom we depend each and every day for our safety.

Iris Roberts and Luke Kempner were highly commended and Sophie Stone and James Britton got a special mention.

Its crowdsourcing app GuardianWitness was commended and the website's fashion team was also nominated.

The use of online media was commended and showed "huge potential".

But it's more than performance that the dance film hails; it commends and applauds play.

"I think that's something that needs to be encouraged and commended, and not discouraged by this frivolous, silly lawsuit".