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
  • However, older Democrats were more approving than younger Democrats.
    — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2023
  • On cue, bright, metallic outbursts rang from the cimbalom, winning the approving nod of a nearby French-horn player.
    — Jane Bua, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
  • When some in the group expressed interest in joining the early-morning bread run, the captain gave an approving blink of surprise.
    — David Dickstein, Oc Register, 30 July 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • Independents, especially those with college degrees, have become less approving over time.
    — Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Our committees perform a vital task in oversight of local subsidies, as well as approving or challenging zoning regulations.
    — Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024
  • 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
  • The relevant approving agency then determines whether the project could cause significant environmental impacts, a process that typically takes about a year.
    — Eric Kober, Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • Others who voted for him, but who don't identify as MAGA, have become a little less approving of his handling of the economy and inflation in recent months.
    — Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2025
  • For business finances, routinely monitoring account activity and personally approving transactions above a certain threshold can be life savers.
    — Anne-Lyse Ngatta, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • 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
  • Younger voters also don't vote as often as older demographics, who have been more approving of Biden's handling of Israel and Hamas, a trend which risks undercutting the argument that younger voters' views could be decisive next year.
    — Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, ABC News, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Driving down the mountain reveals reassuring stopping power from the Wilwood Hydraboost brakes, but the true testimony to this truck’s character comes from the approving nods received when rolling through the suburbs of Los Angeles.
    — Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2023
  • An expressive Spanberger, at times gesticulating in a Tim Walz-like manner, bantered with Spanish-speaking supporters seated before her, eliciting slight chuckles and approving nods scattered around the eatery.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025

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