compliment

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Yes, it’s a big responsibility and time-consuming, but it’s also a compliment.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

Waters has taken comparisons to antifeminist activist Phyllis Schlafly as a compliment: After all, Schlafly was brilliant and confident and media savvy too.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026

He had been on the hunt for assets to compliment his existing portfolio of auto-related businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Her cold manner took the pleasure out of the compliment.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

First, he assumes that they’re as gullible as he is—that, since he believes the compliments they shovel his way, they’ll believe his shovelings too.

From Slate ● Sep. 10, 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

The buttery, milder fish compliments the tang of the tomatoes and the bright balsamic dressing that finishes the salad.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

“Okay, I’ll explain, but you have to promise you won’t pass out from all the compliments I’m about to give you.”

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone

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

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

Badenoch complimented Minaj on Friday, saying she was a fan of the Trinidad and Tobago-born rapper's song Starship.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

Pitching coach Gus Rico was having dinner on Thursday when head coach Matt Mowry of Birmingham High complimented him on closer Aidan Martinez recording all seven of his outs on strikeouts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2026

I’d have thought he would have complimented me on my explanation of the picture, but no.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass

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

He often appeared relaxed during the gubernatorial debates, at points even complimenting or joking with his rivals as they parried on stage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 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

“Don’t think you can get out of anything by complimenting us,” I said.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon