How to Use extol in a Sentence

extol

verb
Definition of extolnext
Synonyms for extolnext
  • Donald Trump had vowed to bring them back, extolling the working class, which somehow had become shorthand for white Trump supporters.
    — Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2017
  • Advocates for a higher minimum wage extol the benefits to workers.
    — Greg Ip, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2017
  • Hamilton, though, wasn’t wavering as listened to fellow drivers extolling the virtues of the extravaganza.
    — Rob Harris, The Seattle Times, 13 July 2017
  • All the while, Roger Ballard would alternate between extolling the virtues of both sides and encouraging them to stand up and boo one another.
    — Aisha Harris, Slate Magazine, 24 Aug. 2017
  • Pebble also continues to extol the value of the billions of tons of ore available for extraction in the region to current and potential shareholders.
    — Author: Dave Atcheson, Alaska Dispatch News, 28 June 2017
  • Politicians and conservative writers have extolled it as an example of how local initiatives and not government can overcome poverty and joblessness.
    — Richard Mertens, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2017
  • The ad went on to extol the virtues of the house and the ex-husband.
    — William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 25 Apr. 2022
  • The Bible and the Quran both extol the virtue of silence.
    — Karen Elliott House, WSJ, 1 Nov. 2022
  • In the scene, Gekko, played by a slick-haired Michael Douglas, extols the virtues of greed.
    — Pete Bigelow, Car and Driver, 9 Feb. 2018
  • The park extols the virtues of age: Many of the rocks were formed hundreds of millions of years ago.
    — Andrea Sachs, chicagotribune.com, 4 May 2018
  • Thomas has been a Cleveland Brown through and through, extolling the virtues of each new plan and the promise of each new coach.
    — Dan Labbe, cleveland.com, 22 Dec. 2017
  • Thursday to extol the virtues of the three-time Defensive Player of the Year.
    — Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Dec. 2021
  • But not all great country songs extol the virtues of a happy life.
    — Readers, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The New York Times extolling her as somebody in the new generation.
    — Fox News, 8 July 2018
  • Mullen himself is often there to extol the virtues of CBD in person.
    — Zoe Li, CNN, 31 Jan. 2023
  • This news comes as a bit of a shock after many years of hearing the virtues of all things coconut extolled as a beauty and health aid.
    — Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 16 June 2017
  • And ever since he's been extolling the virtues of safely viewing amateurs on the tee.
    — Chris Brodeur, courant.com, 20 June 2017
  • So many ways to extol the virtues of such a wondrous being of pure light and joy, but everyone has done that.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2022
  • Some extol the virtues of simply getting drunk or stoned, while others look to brighter and more clear-eyed days ahead.
    — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 24 Dec. 2021
  • Biden already has two trips planned next week to extol the benefits of the package.
    — Kevin Liptak, CNN, 12 Nov. 2021
  • In this ode to Mother Earth, close-up and wide-angle color photos extol land, sea and air.
    — Susan Faust, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Mar. 2018
  • The last were to be first and the first last; suffering was extolled; living fully in the Promised Land meant eschewing the pleasures of this one.
    — The Economist, 29 Aug. 2019
  • Anyone extolled for keeping busy at all costs in the gig economy will see it, too.
    — Giulia Pines, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2018
  • It’s not unique in singing martial hymns that extol our own greatness and the crushing of our enemies.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 May 2022
  • And the glee with which this has been extolled as a victory is astonishing.
    — Adam Brewster, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2020
  • The report, which has been previewed, is expected to extol the virtues of the body camera pilot.
    — Milton J. Valencia, BostonGlobe.com, 19 June 2018
  • Fern names her van out of pride and surrounds herself with comrades who extol the virtues of their van-dwelling lifestyle.
    — Sarah Jones, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2021
  • Sigler spent decades bending the ears of friends and neighbors extolling the virtues of his long lost 1940 Chevrolet convertible.
    — Vern Parker, Houston Chronicle, 13 Dec. 2019
  • On social media and blogs, influencers swipe at American gluttony and extol the virtues of a life with less carbon and clutter than the standard two-car suburb.
    — Conor Dougherty, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Because the American right was so quick to extol foreign dictators in hyperbolic terms, its members were frequently treated like suckers by those regimes.
    — Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2024

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'extol.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: