congratulations

Example Sentences

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Americans didn’t actually land on the moon last week, despite some congratulations to the contrary, and Artemis II didn’t quite captivate the full attention of a country distracted by global strife and gas pumps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

"A nomination is an extraordinary achievement, and I extend my warmest congratulations to every nominee for their innovation, hard work and resilience."

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Top Iranian politicians — the president, foreign minister and parliament speaker — sent effusive congratulations to Khamenei.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

There’s Breezy Johnson’s gold in the women’s downhill, which was supplemented a couple of days later by her boyfriend’s slopeside engagement proposal, and a congratulations from another bride-to-be, Taylor Swift.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

Then the spell was broken as great numbers of people, stirred by their own emotions, roared their acclaim and rushed toward Anderson to offer congratulations and good wishes, threatening to mob her.

From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman