Don't laugh at me for commending myself, you will never do it for me, and so I am forced to it.
Because I heard one t'other day speaking of him, and commending his wit, but withal, said he was a perfect atheist.
So saying he set Janshah on the back of a beast and gave him a letter to his brother, commending him to his care.
So she delayed till he had said his say and had bidden them farewell, commending the Prince to her care.
He also wrote thus to Petronius, commending him for his assembling his army, and then consulting him about these affairs.
Volateran gives the same testimony of this island, commending our jovial manner of entertainment and good mirth, and methinks he saith well, there is no harm in it; long may they use it, and all such modest sports.
Of all eyes (by the way) black are most amiable, enticing and fairer, which the poet observes in commending of his mistress.
Having thus discharged his devotional duties, he proceeded to recite at length in his diary the services rendered to him and through him to the English nation by Lady Hamilton, commending her to the care of the Government.
He commends them as does a father a timid child, and yet, while commending them he censures both them and their false teachers.
But in everything commending ourselves, as ministers of God, in much patience.
Every father is under obligation to train up his children to pray at least at the beginning and the close of day, commending to God every exigency of this earthly life, that God's wrath may be averted, and deserved punishment withheld.
Yet in commending the study of this book to every virtuous and patriotic Englishman, I must firmly remind the reader, that all these sins and errors are only the branches from one root of bitterness--mortal Pride.
Tale of a Tub," commending the context of it to my friends of the Royal Academy.
Virgil's commentators cannot agree upon the name which the shepherd had forgotten, but they unite in commending the stroke of nature which represents a rustic poet as unable to recall the name of a man of science.
Her voices forbade her several times to attempt to escape; but at last, in the doubt she had of the English she threw herself down, commending herself to God and to our Lady, and was much hurt.
The last act of our Lord in thus commending his spirit at the close of his life, was only a summing up of what he had been doing all his life.
I do not seek to point out this commending of our spirits to the Father as a duty: that is to turn the highest privilege we possess into a burden grievous to be borne.
And there will be moments when, filled with that spirit which is the Lord, nothing will ease our hearts of their love but the commending of all men, all our brothers, all our sisters, to the one Father.
A word of commending from him, and she was happy for days.
Then in a set little speech the Abbe Montagu, as Grand Almoner to the late Queen, delivered it over to the Superior, commending it to the pious care of the community.
I nowe goe to knowe his wyll: wherefore, whatsoeuer happen, be you alwayes vigilant and ready, commending your selues to God.
Letter of Gregory VII to all the Faithful, Commending his Legates, 1074.
He is not here commendingthe beauty of his eyes, but adverting to their power of fascination.
At the stake he fervently said the Lord's Prayer, and sung the fortieth psalm; then commending his soul to God, he was burnt alive.
Some were commending one of your Papers, and some another; and there was scarce a single Person in the Company that had not a favourite Speculation.
The other Day, when one was commending an Eminent and Learned Divine, what occasion in the World had I to say, Methinks he would look more Venerable if he were not so fair a man?
It was a most moving Sight to see him take leave of his poor Servants, commending us all for our Fidelity, whilst we were not able to speak a Word for weeping.
And Sergius wrote to Pope Honorius commending it as a wonderful mode of restoring unity to the Church in the East.
Marechal will give me for you all: commending myself hereupon humbly to your good grace, and praying God to grant you, gentlemen, long and happy life.
What I contend for is, that, in commending the destruction of an absolute monarchy, all the circumstances ought not to be wholly overlooked, as "considerations fit only for shallow and superficial minds.
Povy overdoes every thing in commending it, do make it nauseous to me, and was not (by reason of my large praise of his house) over acceptable to my wife.
But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
For we are notcommending ourselves to you again, but speak as giving you occasion of boasting on our behalf, that you may have something to answer those who boast in appearance, and not in heart.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "commending" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
