complimentary
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Caruso was complimentary of the mayor’s leadership at the groundbreaking for the new center, which will replace one destroyed in the 2025 Palisades fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
"He was very complimentary and it sounds like he was actually watching it," Jamieson told BBC Sport Scotland.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
American now offers Bottega, an Italian sparkling wine, complimentary in the main cabin on international flights, in addition to the usual red and white.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The benefits, like annual hotel credits, TSA PreCheck and a complimentary DoorDash DashPass membership, sounded great, but my college lifestyle didn’t justify using them.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Maya muttered something under her breath that did not sound complimentary.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
"Now sure, Captain Jack, ye's always full of your complimentaries," replied the sutler, taking the bridle of her customer.
From The Spy by James Fenimore Cooper
No a dime, he says; but he showed me a bunch of complimentaries and laughed and said he’d sell them cheap.
From The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk by Victor [pseud.] Appleton
Why, if I had an interest in your show I could fill your place with complimentaries 30 to the real people of Seaside Park.
From The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk by Victor [pseud.] Appleton
When it became evident to Fuller that the venture was not going to pay, he sent out a flood of complimentaries to the school-teachers of New York City and the surrounding districts.
From Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 2 (1867-1875) by Albert Bigelow Paine
That, sir, he has to shew here; and confirmed under the hands of the most skilful and cunning complimentaries alive: Please you read, sir.
From Cynthia's Revels by Ben Jonson
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