compliment

While declining to endorse Bass, Caruso commended the mayor by saying “she’s done her work, and she’s worked with the team, and I compliment this.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Rebecca Onion declares that the miniseries is a bracing delight, akin to “kissing a dead fish and taking a shot”—and that’s a compliment!

From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026

Less than 20% of businesses that respond to positive reviews use strategies to play down the compliment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Sometimes that participation amounts to nothing more than a little patience, an unexpected compliment or somebody asking, Wait, is that really what you meant?

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

“Janie, did it feel like a compliment to you?”

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

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

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

There were also constant compliments that she was helping to "keep him alive".

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026

“Anansi. He waltzed in here, with his charm and his compliments, and presented the Story Box to us. ‘A gift,’ he said.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

The Guardian called it a "garish and incoherent mess",, external but praised Liang as "formidable" and complimented her "genuinely impressive" fight scenes.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 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

I’m not sure if it’s because I complimented him or if if s regret or something else.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

“Just being normal to them, complimenting their outfits, or saying ‘hi, how’s it going?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 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

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

Pitching coach Mark Prior said Wednesday that Kershaw “turned a page” in the last 10 days, complimenting his performance in Oklahoma City, noting the awkward swings the lefty forced on his offspeed offerings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2025

The old lady would pick out the purple brinjals and yellow pumpkins, the shiny green and red chillies, feeling them with her wrinkled fingers and complimenting me on their size.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya