Sentence examples for laud as from inspiring English sources

Few in the 18th century saw Laud as a martyr.

President Bush, conversely, has been characterized by his refusal to admit mistakes, a quality his supporters laud as steadfastness and detractors call arrogant.

Laud, as he himself was well aware, failed; but his devotion to a coherent purpose and his repudiation of hypocrisy, compromise, and corruption in allies and enemies of whatever class were rare and admirable qualities.

In other words, he was angry over governmental power and abuse: just the sort of grievance that the gun lobby, under other circumstances — say, a beleaguered cult of fundamentalist Christian landowners in Colorado — would laud as "Second Amendment remedies" and the prevention of government overreach.

In "Playing 'Survivor' in Washington" (Week in Review, May 6), you say that "several key officials in this administration have stayed in their jobs well beyond their perceived expiration dates" and that "Mr. Bush has a reputation for standing firm by his charges — something his supporters laud as loyalty and critics decry as blindness and arrogance".

Although originally a critic of the king, Strafford defected to royal service in 1628 (due in part to Buckingham's persuasion), and had since emerged, alongside Laud, as the most influential of Charles's ministers.

Its programs for school children were lauded as well.

It was lauded as a drink of "near indescribable genius".

"Visions" has already been lauded as a standout by critics.

Cynthia Cooper is lauded as the greatest to play the game.

The midday meals scheme has been lauded as one of India's successes.