How to Use congratulate in a Sentence

congratulate

verb

• I'd like to congratulate you on your success.
• She congratulated herself for getting the best grade in her class.
• She congratulated us on our test results.
• As a college wrestler, I was once congratulated by a reporter and asked about my success.
  — Michael Brainard, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
• Viewers were elated to see Ilene take home the cash prize, and many took to Twitter to congratulate her.
  — Katherine Tinsley, Good Housekeeping, 29 Jan. 2022
• Current and former Colts players took to social media to congratulate Brady.
  — Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Jan. 2022
• But Pat didn’t immediately congratulate her on the big win and instead asked Tatyana for an explanation.
  — Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 26 Jan. 2022
• Both Djokovic and Roger Federer took to social media to congratulate Nadal on his historic achievement.
  — Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
• Fans really got excited when former Louisville coach Rick Pitino showed up on the big screen to congratulate Smith on his honor.
  — Reina Kempt, The Courier-Journal, 22 Jan. 2022
• Coral Wright, who made the list in 2023, rushed over to congratulate Emily Levitan, who was selected this year.
  — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024
• But before Jay could say more, the chief went on to congratulate him on all the lives saved by the bust.
  — Breanne L. Heldman, Peoplemag, 5 Oct. 2022
• Fans and friends took to the comments to congratulate the couple.
  — Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 6 July 2023
• Cruz called the Reeds at home to congratulate them on Trevor’s release.
  — Dallas News, 9 May 2022
• Last but not least, Mami took to X to congratulate Uso on his win.
  — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
• In present day, Stephen’s friend congratulates him on the book and encourages him to self-publish it.
  — Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 11 Oct. 2024
• Now, let your body chill for a bit and congratulate yourself for your ace first aid mastery.
  — Beth Krietsch, SELF, 15 Nov. 2023
• Despite the fact the sisters would have won even without the gnome, Kristy and Brett (who placed second on the night) refused to even congratulate them.
  — Keryn Donnelly, refinery29.com, 25 Sep. 2023
• Biden, meanwhile, spent the night calling Democrats to congratulate them on their wins.
  — Sara Burnett, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2022
• One such face popped into the theater to congratulate him — a professor who taught him back in the ’80s.
  — Washington Post, 11 May 2022
• And Bowe was one of the first people there to congratulate her afterward.
  — Christa Sgobba, SELF, 17 Feb. 2022
• The adults congratulated her, but their tone was somber.
  — Xavier Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
• Please join me in welcoming Ami and her team, and congratulating Matt, Sarah and Dave on their new roles.
  — Tom Warren, The Verge, 26 Oct. 2023
• The actress’ friends were also quick to congratulate the duo.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2023
• To have someone like that to reach out just to congratulate me is pretty special.
  — Adam Schupak, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2022
• Juice Robinson came out after the match to congratulate his friend.
  — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
• Please join me in welcoming Brooke and congratulating both Brooke and Kendall on their new roles.
  — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 May 2023
• But his parents and sister are no longer around to congratulate him.
  — New York Times, 15 Mar. 2022
• Our parents’ friends who heard the news of our birth and came to congratulate them were puzzled by the imbalance between the two babies.
  — Yoko Ogawa, The New Yorker, 20 July 2023
• Tarek Ghouri, father of Tasha Ghouri, went to the villa with other dads to congratulate his daughter on her progress.
  — James Hookway, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2022
• When our first child, Benton, was born, Mrs. Parks called Anne at the hospital to congratulate her.
  — New York Times, 24 Nov. 2022

Last Updated: 11 Dec 2024