Definition of Extol

to praise

Examples of Extol in a sentence

Because Helen and Gina were jealous of their sister’s good fortune, they did not extol her when she won the academic scholarship.  🔊

I got angry when my mother would extol my brother’s accomplishments and ignore all the good things I did.  🔊

During the church service, the minister went out of his way to extol the contributions of the children’s youth choir.  🔊

Unfortunately, young people have began to extol celebrities instead of the real heroes like teachers and police officers.  🔊

As Christians, we extol God and his son, Jesus Christ.  🔊

Although Bob won the race, nobody stepped forward to extol him because of his poor sportsmanship.  🔊

Shallow people always extol beauty more than they do character.  🔊

Everyone wanted to know what words the president would use to extol the fallen heroes.  🔊

Because Jeffrey was an arrogant person, he could not extol anyone else without first admiring himself.  🔊

A good defense lawyer will extol his client’s virtues so the jury will render a “not guilty” verdict.  🔊

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