pat on the head
Example Sentences
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They got a nice pat on the head in the preseason AP poll—No. 20.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025
The skipper was afforded a standing ovation when he was replaced by Phil Foden with six minutes to go, and was given a pat on the head by Guardiola after coming off.
From BBC ● May 2, 2025
Then she realizes that just to get a pat on the head, and "This is for the experience. It's not actually for money."
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2023
“I was favor-trading with people who were causing real-world harm so I could get a pat on the head from some client who wanted self-serving scuttlebutt fed to the rubes,” he writes of his career.
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2022
He gave her an awkward pat on the head.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
