Extolling is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Extolling meaning
present participle and gerund of extoll
Using Extolling
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of extoll
- In the example corpus, extolling often appears in combinations such as: extolling the, while extolling.
Context around Extolling
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 15 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Extolling
- In this selection, "extolling" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, songs, fortune, despite, jesus, jehovah and pluralism stand out and add context to how "extolling" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a genre extolling its value and arunachala kavi extolling anantha shayana. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "extolling" sits close to words such as aaf, aalen and abrogated, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with extolling
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Promoters run campaigns extolling investment in traditional and alternative energy sources. (11 words)
I liked you better when you were extolling the virtues of Feet, Feet, Feet. (14 words)
A wistful tune, "When I Am Older", has Olaf extolling the benefits of aging. (14 words)
It’s difficult to gauge what the writers’ intentions are in pointing this out in the first hour, especially after the episode offers evidence of its ambitions with the crew assembling to capture an asteroid and Tilly loudly extolling the virtues of math. (43 words)
Such has been the frustration with the government’s paralysis on climate change and emissions targets, that eminently qualified people, such as Professor Blair are extolling us to “seize the day” in a renewable and emissions-free future. (38 words)
Ambika Dutt Sharma for example, asks the question, why despite extolling pluralism, did the Indian tradition not deeply intellectually engage with other traditions (given the sophistication of Indian traditions, this engagement is thin). (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
In their 1928 songbook, the number of songs extolling Jesus was about the same as the number extolling Jehovah.
A few weeks ago, Alex Salkever and I wrote an article for Fortune, extolling a fresh immigration policy endorsed by California Governor Gavin Newsom.
Ambika Dutt Sharma for example, asks the question, why despite extolling pluralism, did the Indian tradition not deeply intellectually engage with other traditions (given the sophistication of Indian traditions, this engagement is thin).
I liked you better when you were extolling the virtues of Feet, Feet, Feet.
In 1660, a book written by Dr Robert Wittie extolling the health-giving virtues of this spring led to an influx of people seeking cures for their various ailments.
Or Ulysses S. Grant running for a third term while extolling the unappreciated virtues of the organizers of the Whiskey Ring scandal.
Under questioning from the commission's counsel Kate Richardson SC on Thursday about why he disagreed with the evidence of other experts, Dr Teo struck a defiant tone extolling his expertise.
Extolling the leadership virtues of Tinubu, the APC Chairman noted that the President, unlike his predecessors, took bold decisions to give the country the push that will usher her into progress and prosperity.
In 1947, he launched “Family Theater of the Air,” a series of nonsectarian dramas extolling the value of family prayer.
The term entered the popular imagination in 2010, when an episode of How I Met Your Mother had Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) extolling the virtues of the garment.
Wirth has been extolling the virtues of the Lone Star State’s business climate for at least half a decade.
In the first issue of the series, Harold is recruited by a comic book extolling the heroics of the Black Watch, the first three volunteers to undergo the Morituri process.
She sat down to write a love letter to rasam as a genre, extolling its value and declaring it worthy of celebration.
Such has been the frustration with the government’s paralysis on climate change and emissions targets, that eminently qualified people, such as Professor Blair are extolling us to “seize the day” in a renewable and emissions-free future.
A wistful tune, "When I Am Older", has Olaf extolling the benefits of aging.
He said he had been influenced by French television shows extolling the seaport paradise, which inspired a wave of French immigration to Essaouira.
It’s difficult to gauge what the writers’ intentions are in pointing this out in the first hour, especially after the episode offers evidence of its ambitions with the crew assembling to capture an asteroid and Tilly loudly extolling the virtues of math.
Political leaders can start shaping political dialogue by extolling the civic values of liberty, tolerance and transparency over ethnic identity.
Then followed the famous Keertana ‘Yen Palli Kondeerayya’, a composition of Arunachala Kavi extolling “Anantha Shayana”, the reclining posture of Lord Ranganatha.
Promoters run campaigns extolling investment in traditional and alternative energy sources.
Common combinations with extolling
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: