compliment
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Norway’s tourism officials decided to take that as a compliment.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 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
"It's always a compliment when other clubs want your players as it means you're doing something right," says Inglethorpe.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
“You know how you can tell when someone’s giving you a compliment that’s not sincere?” she asks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Maybe Yolanda knows I was giving her a fake compliment, because she doesn’t even say Thank you; she just blows air through her teeth.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
A pair of OGs still competing in a young man’s game, the two traded compliments before parting: “Jay-Z is a killer,” said Scarface, whom Jay-Z hailed as “one of the best writers of any genre.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
She adds that she constantly gets compliments when she wears a strapless dress.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
"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
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
She had planned to be stern and unyielding in her demands, but the admiral’s compliments caught her off guard, as did his reference to poetry.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
Mr. Vlasenko complimented the drone operator’s dexterity: “He did not pick me up like a bag of potatoes, but like a real human being.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
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
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
When the family came for the garlands, they complimented Mr. Govind.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
Students who saw our campaign were more willing to take social risks, such as complimenting peers, expressing gratitude and asking for help when they needed it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
“You have to really have good stuff to be able to put up good results,” Ohtani said, while complimenting the talent of the Blue Jays’ offense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2025
“It’s brilliant!” he whispers, complimenting her writing as propulsive.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2025
The proposed improvements aim to modernise the station while still complimenting the history and heritage of the building, they added.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2025
“My mom was always complimenting me, and look how I turned out.”
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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