congratulation
Example Sentences
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Overall, it was a sweet, positive show that at the same time avoided the air of self congratulation that often hangs around these events.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2024
Haydon thanked friends, family and strangers for their messages of congratulation.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2024
John Gielgud famously declined to accept his best supporting actor Oscar in 1982, saying: "I really detest all the mutual congratulation baloney and the invidious comparisons" that award shows evoke.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2021
Then coaches and players would greet each other with various levels of congratulation, consolation and confusion.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2021
When S.Q. had finally left off slapping the boys on the backs in painful congratulation and lumbered away down the corridor, Reynie and Sticky exchanged relieved glances and closed their bedroom door behind them.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
