compliment

Example Sentences

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She’d complimented my first shaky stitch and made me feel like I did belong here, no matter how long it took me to get through the forest path or how many verb charts I needed.

From Literature

His positional awareness has also earned praise although his work-rate and desire to cover as much ground as possible mean he often tires himself out - a potential backhanded compliment.

From BBC

One of the biggest compliments I can give to Beckham is he didn't stop running.

From BBC

"What needs to happen is to inject the AI smartness at the right moment in the process, so that you compliment the efficiency of AI with the judgement and human touch of people," he says.

From BBC

He let his feelings be known in a post on social media, first thanking customers who chose to dine at his pub and complimented his team on the day.

From BBC