Sentence examples similar to marked approbation from inspiring English sources
In the playwright's time, the 18th century, his bantering manner was labeled marivaudage, a word that was at first used derisively but then became a mark of approbation.
It's very rare for an MP3 player to get my mark of approbation.
(At the other end of the spectrum was Leonard Bernstein, whose music, according to Kirstein, reflected his limitations as a man, marked by "the dynamism of compulsive approbation-hunting").
Queen Victoria herself expressed antisemitic views in 1873 when it was proposed that Lionel de Rothschild be elevated to the peerage the Queen refused and expressed a reluctance to make a Jew a peer – saying "to make a Jew a peer is a step she could not consent to" and furthermore stated to give "a title and mark of her approbation to a Jew".
Pugliucci closes on a note of approbation.
Their cause enjoys such unquestioning approbation that few complain or even notice.
Looking for praise and approbation.
Homeless people deserve neither praise nor approbation.
They want his attention, his approbation.
Their mutual care and approbation is inspiring".
