complimented

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Complimented for "a style bordering on minimalism" by Wallace, Rhodes served a trio of oysters for the starter, including a beer-battered oyster with a Japanese sour plum mayonnaise.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2021

Complimented on her Trig�re gown, Streep, who is Mrs. Don Gummer in real life, blushingly swept a hand across her stomach and sighed: "It doesn't fit like it should since the baby."

From Time Magazine Archive

Complimented on the book, she begins rubbing her hands together and singing a song, a la Cream, whose lyrics consist entirely of, "I'm glad, I'm glad, yes I'm glad."

From Time Magazine Archive

Complimented once by Maugham for his patience with a highbrow bore, Wells chuckled and said: "When I was a member of the Fabian Society, I got a lot of practice in dealing with fools."

From Time Magazine Archive

Complimented on the way I handled the Battalion in awkward position.

From Our Battalion Being Some Slight Impressions of His Majesty's Auxiliary Forces, in Camp and Elsewhere by Raven-Hill, Leonard