compliment

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

“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

They didn’t even compliment her, or mention how impressive she was.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

He compliments the brothers Anthony and Joe Russo, directors of the “Avengers” installment, for the positive experience.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 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

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

I wonder how many compliments he gets from Osei.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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

But they say this must be complimented by "stronger leadership, more robust accountability, and clearer democratic transparency".

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 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

He complimented Welles on-air, calling the 1938 radio program a “sensational Halloween spree.”

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

To begin a conversation, start with something simple like complimenting someone's outfit, introducing yourself and asking why they're there, Leverich advises.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 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

“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

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