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compliment

[kom-pluh-muhnt, kom-pluh-ment] / ˈkɒm plə mənt, ˈkɒm pləˌmɛnt /




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"It's a great compliment and it's great to play with him," Alexander-Arnold said of Gordon.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

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

Mr. Leslie told the Anchorage newspaper that people had messaged him to compliment his ad: “I was like, ‘What are you talking about?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

When you have that connection to somebody, when they respond that way, it’s the ultimate compliment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

And she, “Only to be sure it was paying him too great a compliment, but she did think there were some looks a little like Mr. Elton.”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

He compliments the brothers Anthony and Joe Russo, directors of the “Avengers” installment, for the positive experience.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

You could describe that as the meaningless courtesies of routine statecraft, but it also suggested a high-flying hotel guest offering his compliments to the concierge: The eggs this morning were entirely delicious.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 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

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

Dimple wasn’t fishing for compliments when she told Rishi that she’d been bullied by guys like those two jerks who’d walked by earlier.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

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

This is not the first time Trump has complimented the Australian retirement program.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 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

Maybe I am just looking at this all wrong, maybe I should feel complimented.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

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

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

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026

President and Chief Executive Gerard Bond said the company has its clearance certificate and is scheduled to list in New York in April, complimenting an existing Toronto listing for the Vancouver, British Columbia, company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 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

“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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