congratulatory

Example Sentences

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He startled Beijing by taking Tsai’s congratulatory call on his election, making him the first U.S. president-elect to speak directly to a Taiwanese leader since 1979, when Washington severed formal diplomatic ties with the island.

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Chinese and Russian officials sent congratulatory letters to Kim as the party congress opened, state media reported.

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Afterward the jury gave the judge a congratulatory card.

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“Eastward, Westward” is the opposite of congratulatory: It is courtly and self-effacing.

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He is known for keeping in touch with local officials and attending to small details, such as providing congratulatory certificates to graduating high-school seniors.

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