compliment
Example Sentences
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On debate stages, candidates still draw distinctions with one another, but they also compliment their opponents and highlight areas of agreement.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
True fans know this for the compliment it is.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
I took it as a compliment because I’m an introvert.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
These Knicks are a serious team, shrewdly constructed, and this may be the biggest compliment anyone’s given them in eons.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Hassan would tarof and say, “Please, share some of my wife’s tea,” but the doctor would refuse, not even with a long, drawn-out compliment.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
Vocabulary lists containing compliment
Some Tricky Homonyms
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The Balcony Scene from "Romeo and Juliet"
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