Sample Sentences for
commend
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commend as in:  I commend her work

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    I commend her dedication.
    commend = praise
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    I know she gave a statement to the police, and I want to commend her on her bravery.  (source)
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    Dex is your platoon lieutenant, and you didn't commend him after he caught a deserter.  (source)
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    You are to be commended for this increase.†  (source)
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    "My God, Idris," Joan says, shaking her head, "I commend you."  (source)
    commend = praise
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    A streak of tolerance was detectable; Finny decided that they were beginning to show commendable signs of maturity.  (source)
    commendable = deserving of praise
    standard suffix: The suffix "-able" means able to be. This is the same pattern you see in words like breakable, understandable, and comfortable.
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    In addition, the sergeant has written a letter commending the outstanding job you did in capturing our suspect.  (source)
    commending = praising
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    Into my hands he commends himself—naked in his chinkle-chankle.†  (source)
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    He informed an important political associate who cherished a commendatory message signed by Taft that his assistant "sent those things out by the dozen" without the Senator even seeing, much less signing them.†  (source)
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    Commendably, it was a look she was able to maintain as she took in the small block of typewriting and in a glance absorbed it whole—a unit of meaning whose force and color was derived from the single repeated word.†  (source)
    standard suffix: The suffix "-ably" is a combination of the suffixes "-able" and "-ly". It means in a manner that is capable of being. This is the same pattern you see in words like agreeably, favorably, and comfortably.
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    Hypermnestra, Penelop', Alcest', Your wifehood he commendeth with the best.†  (source)
    standard suffix: Today, the suffix "-eth" is replaced by "-s", so that where they said "She commendeth" in older English, today we say "She commends."
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    Commendingly looking back at the pillow he had improvised, he left them to their hour's repose.†  (source)
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    She'd had a romantic streak and would have commended her son's desire to protect the girl he loved.†  (source)
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commend as in:  I commend her to your care

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We commend her soul to God.
commend = entrust for future care
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    When his wife died, he commended his daughter to the convent.
    commended = entrusted for future care
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    Father, into Thy hands I commend her spirit.  (source)
    commend = to entrust to another for future care
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    "Into thy hands, O merciful Savior, we commend thy servant Owen Meany," my father said.  (source)
    commend = entrust for future care
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    I commend her to the care of the Steward of the City, until her brother returns.  (source)
    commend = entrust for future care
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    This even-handed justice Commends the ingredients of our poisoned chalice To our own lips.  (source)
    Commends = gives
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    "In sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life through our Lord Jesus Christ, we commend to Almighty God our sister Tabitha, and we commit her body to the ground," Pastor Merrill said.  (source)
    commend = entrust for future care
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    In sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life through our Lord Jesus Christ, we commend to Almighty God our brother Owen…  (source)
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    Laying his hand on Jamie's head, the Abbot said in English, "Lord, into thy hands we commend the soul of your servant, James."  (source)
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    I wish your horses swift and sure of foot; And so I do commend you to their backs.  (source)
    commend = send or entrust
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    And yet there was some small peace there, a lessening of tension when I said, as I did over and over again, "O Lord, into thy hands I commend the soul of your servant James."  (source)
    commend = entrusted for future care
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    If it is not God's will that he should recover, then he is given absolution of sins, and we commend him to God, that his soul may depart in peace.  (source)
    commend = entrust for future care
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