Sentence examples for than commendable from inspiring English sources

But his self-described attempts to push beyond his comfort zone here feel more hubristic than commendable: he's an awkward dancer and his singing voice is weak.

In the 38 years that I spent working in Midtown, I had my share of cab rides that were less than commendable.

It's an American family car and, for that duty, it's more than commendable.

A British-Iranian student, Leyla Ferani, writing in The Daily Telegraph, said that the establishment of the scholarship was "more than commendable", and "could prove to be a galvanising tool for the protestors".

In the NME, Neil Spencer wrote that "Though 'Extra Texture' isn't the Harrison revival that many might have hopes for, it's still several leagues superior to Hari's more recent efforts; and just as 'All Things Must Pass' would have made a great single album, so 'Extra Texture' would make a more than commendable single side".

In the Haskell, Dixie Union carried 117 pounds, 5 fewer than top-weighted Commendable, the Belmont winner, who finished second to last, and five more than the long shot Mercaldo, who was seventh in the field of nine.

But it is more commendable than being an actress".

There is nothing more commendable than a turkey who votes for Christmas because he believes in it.

Any such push, if it's more than rhetoric, is commendable, as I pointed out in my 2008 post referenced above.

In the minds of its customers, Dove had established itself as a purpose-driven brand – with a purpose more commendable than most.

At a time when endless war is not just a nightmarish fictional scenario but a real and looming possibility, there is still a position less commendable than having dangerous ideas, and that is having no position at all.