admirable
adjective
ad·mi·ra·ble
ˈad-m(ə-)rə-bəl 
1
: deserving the highest esteem : excellent
an admirable achievement
2
obsolete
: exciting wonder : surprising
Examples of admirable in a Sentence
Loyalty was her most admirable quality.
it's admirable the way she helps her elderly neighbor with chores and errands every Saturday
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One sees admirable narrative drive in writers like Thomas Hardy, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, and Joseph Conrad, who did their work without the benefit of motion pictures, and as a result don’t have the same clarity of vision.
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Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Most people agree that the idea behind the statue is admirable, but the execution didn’t exactly work out the way it was probably intended.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 23 Oct. 2025
Obsidian Entertainment has done an admirable job avoiding those pitfalls in its work, and 2019’s The Outer Worlds is a great example.
—Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
His words hint at an admirable amount of awareness.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Most people agree that the idea behind the statue is admirable, but the execution didn’t exactly work out the way it was probably intended.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 23 Oct. 2025
Obsidian Entertainment has done an admirable job avoiding those pitfalls in its work, and 2019’s The Outer Worlds is a great example.
—Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
His words hint at an admirable amount of awareness.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for admirable
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“Admirable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/admirable. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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admirable
adjective
ad·mi·ra·ble
ˌad-mə-rə-bəl
-mrə-bəl
: deserving to be admired : excellent
admirableness
noun
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