admired

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There's a bit of cleverness in there that, while definitely not admired, at least should be recognized.

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regarded with admiration

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adjective

regarded with admiration

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adjective

regarded with admiration

Example sentences

There's a bit of cleverness in there that, while definitely not admired, at least should be recognized.

L'Overture was admired by many in revolutionary France because of his compassion towards the former slave-owning whites and mulattos.

She's certainly out there as interested in diversity issues, and admired by many for that.

Smart kids are quite popular in many schools, or at least admired by their peers.

But Haskell and Lisps, among others, are widely admired and used in academia.

That's actually one thing I really admired when I first saw HN from a programming point-of-view.

He was an inspiration, and everybody that knew him admired him.

I have to say that AeroFS is a company I've always admired from a distance.

As to what they did on their own soil, this includes the Native American's genocide and concentration camps (which Hitler admired), and the black slavery.

Yes, but it's not really useful as jewelry, just admired.

This is a thing to be admired, encouraged, and emulated.

I was a big fan (and user) of Simple in the early days - I really admired their vision & UX focus.

Quote examples

Find "a man to be emulated and admired".

At first I admired those kids (back then my "peers"), but later on realized that the education they received could only have been afforded by a very small "elite" class.