compliment

It's high praise from the hottest author around at the moment and Cavanagh is quick to return the compliment and also talk about other local authors who he thinks people should be reading.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

A compliment from someone who doesn’t know you feels more sincere.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Yes, it’s a big responsibility and time-consuming, but it’s also a compliment.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

I live with a praise deficit, in a vast compliment desert.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026

How often have I heard you speak of it as such a compliment to her!”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

Zacharek accurately referred to Miyazaki’s narratives as “wriggly, noodle-shaped things,” and not in offering her compliments to the chef.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

Jeffrey Gundlach, who runs DoubleLine Capital and does not hand out compliments like Halloween candy, put it plainly in a post on social-media platform X: “Even Lacy Hunt has turned bearish, to his credit.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

There were also constant compliments that she was helping to "keep him alive".

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026

Daphne and Eddie magnanimously turn the other cheek and then go back to lavishing one another with murmured compliments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

Jenny beamed at her as she said something that Dimple was sure were effervescent compliments, but every time Jenny opened her mouth, all Dimple could hear were beeps.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

But they say this must be complimented by "stronger leadership, more robust accountability, and clearer democratic transparency".

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

He complimented an Emirati journalist who asked a question, describing the man known as MBZ as a "handsome guy" whom "I can put... right now in a movie".

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

The president’s son called Navarro “my boy” and complimented him on the “jacked” physique he developed while in prison.

From Salon ● May 31, 2026

You complimented me on being a master investor.

From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026

Later, Laila would take her place at the living- room table and try to break into the conversation, as the women talked boisterously and drank tea and complimented Mammy on her baking.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini

Now, she could eat whatever she wanted, just in smaller portions, and people were complimenting her looks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Students who saw our campaign were more willing to take social risks, such as complimenting peers, expressing gratitude and asking for help when they needed it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

Last week, she was the featured guest for an event hosted by The Free Press, whose founder, Bari Weiss, opened the conversation by complimenting Barrett’s pedicure.

From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2025

Hoffman: I also just had a thought that this interview’s going to be so annoying to read because it’s literally just going to be me and Andrew complimenting each other for however long.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2025

The Sisters often praised him during his time in the Tower, complimenting his penmanship or his swiftness or his polite demeanor.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill