return the compliment
Example Sentences
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It's high praise from the hottest author around at the moment and Cavanagh is quick to return the compliment and also talk about other local authors who he thinks people should be reading.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
It took a long time for the country to return the compliment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
When Grande tried to return the compliment, Eilish quipped back, “This is not about me, ma’am.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2025
If you wish to return the compliment, blink and your cat might blink back.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 5, 2022
He said: "Come now, Miss Vera Claythorne, aren't you going to return the compliment?"
From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
