All 3 Uses of
commend
in
Catch-22
- Milo, of course, had been the big feather in his cap, although having his group bombed by Milo's planes had probably been a terrible black eye for him, even though Milo had ultimately stilled all protest by disclosing the huge net profit the syndicate had realized on the deal with the enemy and convincing everyone that bombing his own men and planes had therefore really been a commendable and very lucrative blow on the side of private enterprise.†
Chpt 21
- 29 PECKEM There was no word about Orr the next day, and Sergeant Whitcomb, with commendable dispatch and considerable hope, dropped a reminder in his tickler file to send a form letter over Colonel Cathcart's signature to Orr's next of kin when nine more days had elapsed.†
Chpt 29
- 'Thank you,' commended the colonel.†
Chpt 36 *
Definition:
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(commend as in: I commend your effort) praise or recommend