Commendations

Young proudly talked about his experiences in covert operations and his many decorations, which included the Distinguished Service Cross, two Purple Hearts, and more than 50 commendations from the Army. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Will we see a drastic result in commendations, license plate proposals, etc? ❋ Unknown (2008)

Here my memory fails me, but I remember that, stimulated by Miss Deborah's approbation, I did commit the whole of them to memory at the time, and repeated them with a readiness and fluency which drew upon me warm commendations from the dear old lady, and in fact from all in the house, though Ellery Davenport did shrug his shoulders contumaciously and give a sort of suppressed whistle of dissent. ❋ Unknown (1869)

Large grants of land were given to favoured individuals in the colony, or to immigrants who came with commendations from the home government. ❋ Unknown (1852)

Listing of medals, awards, and commendations is virtually never done, and many of the credentials claimed by the man are either fictitious or are classifications/skills which are not normally associated with duty in the Navy’s SEAL Teams. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I must note that this is an extremely impressive array of awards and commendations, which is why I seriously doubt that all of them were legitimately earned by this man. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And I'm with James - gonna start a "commendations" column... ❋ Jeff (2009)

It was also my turn to give a speech, and the usual format of the meetings means that after each speech one of the other group members gives an oral evaluation of the talk, where they are supposed to give both "commendations" for what was done well, and "recommendations" for what could be improved. ❋ StyleyGeek (2006)

The colored people shall see what kind of commendations their tutors give them, and what the world is to think of them, on the testimony of their particular friends. ❋ E. N. [Editor] Elliott (N/A)

Although less common, the practice continued for a long time, gradually changing into the system of "commendations". ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

Matsushita with commendations from the Japanese government for his firm’s contribution to the war effort 1943 ❋ John P. Kotter (1997)

Races will conclude by awarding / naming racers with a range of medals - such as commendations for those with the most aggressive racing to the fastest top speed achieved. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A Louisiana-born sharecropper's son, Guy, 74, is a blues virtuoso of the highest order, with too many albums, awards and commendations to count, and a 57-year career stretching from the vaunted Chess Records to Jive Records, which will release his latest disc, "Living Proof," on the 26th. ❋ Allison Stewart (2010)

Not every word that drops from the lips of the communities secretary, Eric Pickles, earns this newspaper's commendations, but his call for the creation of bowls clubs all over England is a welcome blend of good taste and good sense. ❋ Unknown (2011)

After 31 years as a police officer who received 26 commendations, he felt bitterly let down by the manner of his arrest and the process that he has been put through. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Pierce said the USAVR Web site includes commendations they award themselves and these include a "Legion of Merit" so similar to the authentic military Legion of Merit that "I defy you to tell the difference," he said. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Al-Qaeda member: Fell asleep during National Forensic League commendations. ❋ Con Chapman (2011)

To avoid prosecution false claimants often filled their walls with forged citations, commendations, and awards for valor, and then posed for pictures beside those false certificates, but never actually ❋ Unknown (2010)

One last note; It was formerly a violation of federal law to WEAR specific military unit insignia, badges, patches, pins, tabs, awards, commendations, medals, or uniform garments for which one did not have formal/official authorization. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Burton had blogged during August 2009 about being a Marine and receiving many commendations and awards. ❋ Unknown (2010)

(1) Wow I [commend] you for [your amazing] PvP skillz! (2) "I commend you for your appearance." "Thanks Man!" "Not that commend dumbass [you're ugly] as shit" ❋ EYEofFIRE10 (2018)

" I would like to commendate ya'll for coming to this [intervention] even though we are [alll] going to have a couple of drinks afterwards..." said [Berry]. Jerry wants to commedate you for bringing that stuff over to the party. ❋ Jeffersonson (2019)

[Joelle's] word [substitution] for commendable was [the cat's pajamas]! ❋ Mensreyah (2014)