How to Use congratulation in a Sentence

congratulation

noun
  • I sent her a letter of congratulations.
  • Let me offer you my congratulations for being elected.
  • Please send her my congratulations.
  • One of the natal care experts came in, offered concise congratulations, then left.
    Dakota Crawford, Indianapolis Star, 6 Sep. 2017
  • Among those offering his congratulations was Kim Jong Un.
    Krishnadev Calamur, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2017
  • If that gets lost in a kind of barely muted self-congratulation, then the weekend’s protests become merely special pleading from players whose feelings were hurt.
    Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 25 Sep. 2017
  • And the show, for all its self-congratulation about political action, does nothing in the way of actually acting.
    Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2017
  • Despite Trump’s swift self-congratulations, the White House should resist being fooled.
    Trudy Rubin, Philly.com, 12 Oct. 2017
  • Answer: First of all, congratulations for having the discipline to save 3% of your income to cover home repairs.
    Cincinnati.com, 23 Aug. 2017
  • Meanwhile, congratulations are in order for Mother!’s awards-season campaign team, who now have a dazzling new supporter in their corner.
    Yohana Desta, vanityfair.com, 10 Oct. 2017
  • Italy’s caretaker prime minister, Paolo Gentiloni, was on hand at the forum to mop up congratulations.
    The Economist, 6 Sep. 2017
  • Trump later tweeted the following congratulations to Roy Moore.
    Suyin Haynes, Time, 26 Sep. 2017
  • Thank you very much, and congratulations to the Class of 2018.
    Katie Reilly, Time, 11 June 2018
  • But most of all congratulations and thank you to all our fans.
    Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 10 May 2018
  • First of all, congratulations on all of that—what a feat!
    Rita Omokha, ELLE, 11 May 2023
  • Camp, the actor, has heard of the team’s success and hopes to pay a visit to the school to offer his congratulations.
    David Sharp, Fortune, 11 May 2023
  • But congratulations to team tj23, which moves into first place on the back of those Hunger Games points.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Man, what a great, great run, and congratulations to UConn.
    Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Her clients around the world have called and written notes of congratulations.
    Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 27 Mar. 2018
  • After the show, Streep and Short joined the cast to offer their congratulations.
    Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 17 Mar. 2024
  • If this was your guess from the start, congratulations!
    Rachel E. Greenspan, Time, 8 Nov. 2019
  • Best of luck, and congratulations on putting your health first.
    cleveland.com, 13 Sep. 2019
  • Joyous congratulations to you, your cast mates and the crew.
    Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 26 Feb. 2023
  • And a huge congratulations to @_xochitl.gomez and @valentin you guys are amazing!!!
    Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 9 Dec. 2023
  • First of all, congratulations to you, you and your team for 70 great years of journalism.
    NBC News, 5 Nov. 2017
  • But that night, awash in the smell of smoke, the scientists shook hands and exchanged congratulations.
    Kyle Dickman, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2020
  • First off, like to say, congratulations to the Oregon Ducks.
    James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 1 Sep. 2019
  • Thank you for the suggestion, Caleb, and congratulations to Sara and Greg!
    Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 28 June 2024
  • Huge congratulations to @thehughjackman @vancityreynolds and the entire Deadpool team on a record opening.
    Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Any other ideas on a token of my congratulations for her success?
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2024

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