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

“She is proud of her table arrangement and thinks she deserves a word of congratulation — but the housekeeper must tell Betty that she has noticed a few errors.”

From Salon • Nov. 15, 2023

The transition certainly jarred as the parliamentary president announced, amid booing from opposition MPs, a scheduled birthday congratulation message.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2022

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