How to Use congratulatory in a Sentence

congratulatory

adjective

• Lots of noise, big splashes, a few congratulatory whoops and hollers.
  — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
• Doing so brings up an informative and congratulatory popup.
  — PCMAG, 7 Oct. 2024
• The polite way to handle it would be to send the young man a congratulatory card, wishing him well.
  — Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024
• Watch the video and check out some of the other congratulatory tweets below.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 Feb. 2023
• Moon, 32, shared a congratulatory kiss on the cheek and hugged Kennedy 26, after approaching her with the idea.
  — Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2023
• The Super Bowl is a congratulatory moment at the end of a long season.
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 28 Apr. 2023
• Unlike soccer or hockey, any congratulatory cheers are saved for the end of the game.
  — Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 16 June 2024
• And, at the end of the clip, Hudson shows Roy receiving some congratulatory pets.
  — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2024
• James received a standing ovation at the next timeout, while coach Darvin Ham gave him a congratulatory pat on the chest.
  — CBS News, 2 Mar. 2024
• Joe Mixon didn't miss it, sharing a congratulatory tweet to both at 1:06 a.m.
  — Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 20 Aug. 2022
• Backstage, a staffer working the Emmys approached White as he was scrolled through congratulatory texts on his phone while waiting to speak in the press room.
  — Andrew Dalton, Twin Cities, 16 Jan. 2024
• The model, who was married to Brady for 13 years, chimed in with her congratulatory message.
  — Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2023
• Last year, the couple shared a similar congratulatory kiss at the polo match and walked with their arms linked around each other’s backs.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 7 July 2023
• The post was filled with congratulatory comments, and some social media users wondered about the status of the giant fish.
  — Christopher Brito, CBS News, 29 May 2024
• Bust out the blue sequins, polish up your roller skates, and start sending those congratulatory gifts to Taylor Swift.
  — Rob Ledonne, Rolling Stone, 12 Feb. 2024
• Kim, 43 and Khloé proudly knelt beside the tiny dancers while holding congratulatory flowers in one of the snapshots.
  — Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 29 June 2024
• Why did Swift single out The Bear star with a congratulatory message?
  — Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 15 Jan. 2024
• Amid a flurry of congratulatory text messages that morning, Foltz homed in on an anomaly in the drone’s data stream.
  — Porter Fox, New York Times, 9 May 2023
• The couple shared a congratulatory kiss after the Duchess of Sussex handed over the trophy.
  — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 31 July 2023
• Right now, Lin is busy fielding congratulatory calls, texts and emails.
  — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 1 Mar. 2024
• Pope Francis sent a congratulatory message the same day that didn’t mention any of those issues.
  — Francis X. Rocca, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2022
• The handshakes, back slaps and congratulatory text messages are over.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2024
• Moments later, after a congratulatory hug from Ruud, Djokovic knelt in prayer in the middle of the court, then headed for the stands to embrace his family and his coaches.
  — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 11 June 2023
• Brady, one of the quarterbacks Watt used to harass throughout his playing days, added a humorous touch to the array of congratulatory messages.
  — Josh Criswell, Chron, 11 Jan. 2023
• Among the many congratulatory words from celebrity friends and fans The Flight Attendant star received was a heartfelt message from her former cast member.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 19 Apr. 2023
• For foreign allies now sounding a congratulatory note, a host of challenges lie ahead.
  — Louisa Loveluck, Washington Post, 29 May 2023
• Curtis later shipped Lohan a spread of children's books — some of which were written by Curtis herself — as a congratulatory gift after the birth of her baby boy.
  — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
• Since the congratulatory bottle comes with the current vintage, the wine-loving newlyweds can age the bottle in their cellar to open on a future anniversary.
  — Stephanie Cain, Fortune, 9 June 2021
• The hours following the 59-55 win over Arizona has been a bit of a whirlwind for the Princeton players, with a team dinner Thursday night, countless congratulatory messages and then the preparation for the game against Missouri.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 18 Mar. 2023
• Following the news of Fain's win, congratulatory notes went out from numerous sources.
  — Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 25 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 1 Dec 2024