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Sentence count:199+9Posted:2016-08-30Updated:2020-07-24
Synonym: commendcongratulateflatterpraiseAntonym: insultSimilar words: accomplishmentaccomplishmentscompliancecomplicatedsentimentraimentimplementemploymentMeaning: ['kɒmplɪmənt]  n. a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration. v. 1. say something to someone that expresses praise 2. express respect or esteem for. 
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31) Don't compliment him any more, or he'll get a swollen head.
32) In a backhanded compliment she said he looked very good for his age.
33) The groom was so nervous he forgot to compliment the bridesmaids.
34) You should take it as a compliment when I fall asleep in your company - it means I'm relaxed.
35) They didn't take a lot of notice of me, and I returned the compliment.
36) He returned her compliment by saying how well she looked.
37) They all seem to think that I ask rather cheeky questions,[Sentence dictionary] which I'll take as a compliment.
38) I was just trying to pay her a compliment .
39) He paid MacLennan the finest compliment of all by imitating him.
40) He tried to pay her a compliment but it came out all wrong.
41) 'You were both wonderful!' 'So were you!' we said, returning the compliment.
42) If Mark's wearing a suit, that'll be a compliment to you!
43) To Joe the greatest compliment was to be considered amusing.
44) The actors have en-tertained us so splendidly during this weekend[Sentencedict.com], I think it's time we returned the compliment.
45) It was a backhanded compliment.
46) What else to do but return the compliment?
47) Sincerity is the highest compliment you can pay. Ralph Waldo Emerson 
48) They received a rare compliment from the enemy themselves.
49) Compliment people. Magnify their strengths, not their weaknesses. Joyce Meyer 
50) A compliment is verbal sunshine. Robert Orben 
51) Rahimullah, I think, meant it as a compliment.
52) Did Jessica receive a compliment from her supervisor?
53) It's a back-handed compliment really, you know.
54) I take that as a compliment.
55) He wasn't paying her a compliment.
56) A compliment is like a kiss through a veil. Victor Hugo 
57) Sutton had been deeply moved by this compliment.
58) Nell, unsure of the worth of his compliment, nevertheless sat down opposite him, even if temporarily.
59) Well, that's a form of flattery - I accept the compliment.
60) By using the word man, Ian was paying me a compliment.
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