Sentence examples for he earned acclaim from inspiring English sources

In 2016 he earned acclaim for his portrayal of a Texas sheriff pursuing bank robbers in Hell or High Water.

He earned acclaim for his first published work, the poem "Conan's Fig," which appeared in the international quarterly transition in 1928.

Often playing tough guys and bullies, he earned acclaim for his roles in The Woman on the Beach (1947), Crossfire (1947), The Set-Up (1949), and Act of Violence (1949).

However, he earned acclaim for his performances in Houdini (1953), as Harry Houdini; Trapeze (1956), as an aerialist; and Sweet Smell of Success (1957), as an unprincipled press agent.

In 1998 he earned acclaim for his somber, humane thriller, "A Simple Plan," and then brought a reverent, pulp sensibility to "Spider-Man," which made the film among the most successful in history and Raimi an A-list director.

He earned acclaim in the comic title role of the Broadway hit Charley's Aunt (1940) before appearing as Iago with Paul Robeson in Othello (1943), which set an all-time record run for a Shakespearean play on Broadway to that time.

In 2015 Hudson made her Broadway debut in a stage adaptation of Alice Walker's The Color Purple; she earned acclaim for her portrayal of blues singer Shug Avery.

He also earned acclaim for his work in Porgy and Bess (1959); he portrayed the disabled Porgy, who loves Bess Dorothy Dandridgee), a drug addict being pursued by a number of suitors.

Since then, he has earned acclaim for his focus on unusual fabrics, sustainable craftsmanship and challenging ideas of good taste.

While he also earned acclaim as an ornithologist, naturalist, and historian of biology during his eight-decade career, Mayr will be best remembered as a champion of evolutionary theory.

Since then, he has earned acclaim for placing black figures centre-stage within his complex, beautiful paintings – and his new exhibition continues this campaign.