congratulatory
Example Sentences
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Afterward the jury gave the judge a congratulatory card.
“Eastward, Westward” is the opposite of congratulatory: It is courtly and self-effacing.
He is known for keeping in touch with local officials and attending to small details, such as providing congratulatory certificates to graduating high-school seniors.
They traded congratulatory speeches and cut into a sheet cake.
From Salon
“It’s on to the next,” he said, an attitude he maintained as he filtered through congratulatory messages from family and friends.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
