Sentence examples for when praising from inspiring English sources

Gerrard was on more solid ground when praising Liverpool's Raheem Sterling, who shone in his first derby match at 17.

Inhabitat.com specifically cited e-reader-fueled "book extinction" when praising the work of a designer making used books into planters.

But, once her diagnosis is known, she uses the word "miracle" only ironically: when praising the promiscuous Gash's ability to find company or describing her own terminal condition.

"One has to be careful not to overstate the case when praising 'Eating Raoul,' " Vincent Canby wrote in his review in The New York Times.

She indulges industry-think when praising the slickly cynical "American Beauty" (because it won Oscars) and giving short shrift to the profoundly frightening "War of the Worlds" (Spielberg's daring 9/11 allegory).

She is eloquent when praising it — fresh candy corn is (apparently) a revelation compared with the stale bits on grocery-store shelves — and even more eloquent when excoriating it.

Any journalist worth their salt should start feeling itchy when praised by those in authority.

When praised for her plays, she would look down in embarrassment, or respond by listing their shortcomings.

And when praised for the awards from the Brazilian press that cover the walls, she huffed: "The only thing missing is a Michelin star".

But they are not Ms. DeLillo, a woman who, when praised by her bosses, has been known to drop the hint, "Well, I really like merlot".

When praised, participants whose performances were comparatively low persisted in the task longer than those whose performances were comparatively high did.