How to Use approving in a Sentence

approving

adjective
  • But not all shareholders appeared to be in an approving mood.
    — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Looking back on the past 50 years, however, Cooper is largely approving of where the phone has taken us.
    — Jennifer Korn, CNN, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Liberal and very liberal Democrats are still more approving of Mr. Biden than are moderate Democrats.
    — Anthony Salvanto, Jennifer De Pinto, CBS News, 16 Jan. 2022
  • However, older Democrats were more approving than younger Democrats.
    — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2023
  • In Nevada, where Biden won by a slim margin of a little more than 2 percentage points, voters are more approving of Biden's job as president compared to months prior.
    — Kenneth Tran, USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2022
  • Japanese describe the pungent ramen odor in much the way cheese aficionados will make approving comparisons to barnyards and socks.
    — Todd Pitock, Smithsonian, 13 Jan. 2017
  • Japanese describe the pungent ramen odor in much the way cheese aficionados will make approving comparisons to barnyards and socks.
    — Todd Pitock, Smithsonian, 13 Jan. 2017
  • As Park’s camera pans across the approving, applauding audience, Ben’s unhappy face stands out.
    — Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Fully approving Elevidys on the basis of a negative trial moves the goal posts for a drug’s efficacy even beyond these two cases.
    — Aaron S. Kesselheim, Washington Post, 22 July 2024
  • With its double-layer construction, the Lassen provided our testers with enough wind protection to wear as an outer layer for sunny spring ski conditions, and garnered a few approving nods on the lodge deck after.
    — Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The agreement did not go through the regular state contracting process, which typically features the governor and two other members of the Board of Public Works publicly vetting and approving contracts about every two weeks.
    — Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Leaders spend less time approving and more time setting direction and context.
    — Anna Drobakha, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
  • My hostess stands in the middle of her guests and offers me the slightest of nods, the quick upward pull of an approving smile.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The new mayor even received approving nods from some of his critics.
    — Chantelle Lee, Time, 26 Jan. 2026

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