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

Until recently, even the dirtiest campaigns ended with the grace notes of concession and congratulation.

From Washington Post • Jan. 3, 2022

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

Seeing me, she roused herself: she made a sort of effort to smile, and framed a few words of congratulation; but the smile expired, and the sentence was abandoned unfinished.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë