compliment

Some women say the compliment is inherent in the physical tasks they’re asked to help with.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

First of all, thanks very much for the compliment.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Fifth-year senior defensive end Zuriah Fisher went so far as to compliment the way he “eats at breakfast.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

“Precedent-setting,” declared one internet ethicist, and he didn’t mean it as a compliment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

I thought it was a compliment until I found out what it really meant.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

She adds that she constantly gets compliments when she wears a strapless dress.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Burnham did look a little nervous as us reporters trooped into the room, but then, for the most part, the compliments flowed from the president.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 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

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

“I am my own engineer, and my own carpenter, and my own plumber, and my own gardener, and my own Jack of all Trades,” said Wemmick, in acknowledging my compliments.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

Coach Sean McVay complimented Ferguson for responding positively after his miscues.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 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

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

Mother told us all about her lesson plans and complimented Judy on the job she’d done washing the windows before she got around to asking me about the first day of school.

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine

To begin a conversation, start with something simple like complimenting someone's outfit, introducing yourself and asking why they're there, Leverich advises.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Shares of rival Nvidia rallied after SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk said the AI chip maker would be his company’s preferred supplier, complimenting the design.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Rosé kept it simple of the carpet tonight, complimenting her ice blonde hair with a simple black bow dress.

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026

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

As a matter of fact, all five of us can see them sitting at the dining room table, giggling and touching each other’s hair and examining each other’s nails and complimenting each other’s best features.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone