ACCOLADE in a Sentence

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Plushenko's strong performance in the team event brought wide accolades for his determination to overcome injury.

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 Meanings and Examples of ACCOLADE
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accolade
 n.  award of merit; expression of approval; praise
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1  In Hollywood, an "Oscar" is the highest accolade.
2  To be chosen to represent their country is the highest accolade for most athletes.
3  Mother Teresa earned fame and accolades over a lifetime spent working with the poor and the sick, and with orphans, lepers and AIDS patients, first in the slums of Kolkata, India, and then in many other countries.
4  Plushenko's strong performance in the team event brought wide accolades for his determination to overcome injury.
5  Hollywood actor and UN special envoy Angelina Jolie is accorded one of the highest accolades granted by the British establishment as she is made an honorary dame in the Queen's birthday honours.