compliment
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"The biggest compliment you can pay Harry Kane is to ask yourself how long we've been pondering the question 'what will England do if Harry Kane gets injured?',"
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
"It's a great compliment and it's great to play with him," Alexander-Arnold said of Gordon.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Barabak: There will be much critiquing to come, so let me start by paying both gentleman a compliment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
“You can’t really compliment him. Not because he turns it down; he’s just not interested in hearing about his good play,” McDaniel said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
“Aren’t you going to compliment me on my outfit?”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
He compliments the brothers Anthony and Joe Russo, directors of the “Avengers” installment, for the positive experience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
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
There were also constant compliments that she was helping to "keep him alive".
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
Little wonder then that Musk has been heaping compliments on ASML, posting on X Saturday that “ASML should be treasured. It is arguably the greatest company in Europe.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 8, 2026
“I don’t need your fake compliments, your pity. I know I am beautiful. Inside and out.”
From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan
Cruise complimented Prince William on his "great jacket", referring to the prince's black velvet jacket.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
The only proof that they were on surveillance came on the rare occasions when a deputy later complimented me on a shot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 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
Lindsay complimented Lathan on his recent foray into stand-up comedy at the Netflix is Joke Fest at the Laugh Factory.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2026
She complimented Ishmael on the quality of his newspaper.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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
“You have to really have good stuff to be able to put up good results,” Ohtani said, while complimenting the talent of the Blue Jays’ offense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 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
The proposed improvements aim to modernise the station while still complimenting the history and heritage of the building, they added.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2025
“Don’t think you can get out of anything by complimenting us,” I said.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
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