- present tense form of compliment (3rd person singular).
- plural of compliment.
compliments
Example Sentences
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"I may wear a wig if I'm dressing up, but usually I don't, and I get so many lovely compliments."
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Just the other day we had a general meeting, and I paid compliments to my direct sales agents, for how really kind they are to everybody.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 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
Mr. Kan was making his way toward me now, full of cake and compliments.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
