compliment

Norway’s tourism officials decided to take that as a compliment.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026

Once the episodes, which originally aired on IFC from 2011 to 2018, started running on Netflix, the pair noticed more fans coming up to compliment the show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 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

The other option is to shift the recipient of the compliment by acknowledging the help of others by adding, “Our local suppliers are a big help,” or “It was a pleasure to serve you.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Although I knew she meant it as a compliment, I couldn’t help but wince.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

She adds that she constantly gets compliments when she wears a strapless dress.

From The Wall Street Journal ● 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

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

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

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026

I wonder how many compliments he gets from Osei.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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

Clark has also complimented Reese as a competitor and a teammate during the tournament.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

He complimented her intelligence, "which is not typical in the modelling industry", Anya says, and suggested introducing her to a friend of his with connections in the fashion business: Epstein.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026

He had even complimented her on her presence of mind and courage, she remembered.

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Now, she could eat whatever she wanted, just in smaller portions, and people were complimenting her looks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 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

Hoffman: I also just had a thought that this interview’s going to be so annoying to read because it’s literally just going to be me and Andrew complimenting each other for however long.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2025

Coach Hedge had lost interest in the conversation—probably because it was no longer about him—and wandered toward the bow of the ship, practicing his roundhouse kicks and complimenting himself on his technique.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan