How to Use kudos in a Sentence

kudos

noun
  • Kudos to everyone who helped.
  • The company has earned kudos for responding so quickly to customers' concerns.
  • So let the morning kudos give you momentum for the rest of the day!
    Liz Plosser, Good Housekeeping, 13 Aug. 2021
  • But it’s Raekwon who gets the kudos for the best verse on this classic.
    Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 27 Oct. 2020
  • Herta claimed to have no idea who pulled of the prank but gave kudos to the person who did.
    Gabby Hajduk, The Indianapolis Star, 27 May 2022
  • So, kudos to the athletes who gave a voice — and a face — to the issue of mental health this year.
    Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Dec. 2021
  • Great make-up job on Freddy Krueger by the way kudos there.
    Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2022
  • Frazier got some kudos of her own in the wake of her team’s success.
    Jeff Vorva, chicagotribune.com, 12 July 2021
  • The front-of-the-house crew stayed on top of the morning rush and kudos to the kitchen for getting orders out quickly.
    Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022
  • But kudos on your edge-of-space adventure just the same, Bill.
    David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2021
  • So kudos to the fine folks who put on the 2022 season’s first soirees, and thanks as always for the open door and welcome hearts.
    The Masked Observer, al, 9 Feb. 2022
  • Extra kudos for the teal bandana-print shirt and cuffed jeans.
    James Thorne, Esquire, 2 Sep. 2014
  • And preemptive kudos for the next time — because there will be a next time.
    Nathan Baird, cleveland, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Bahler said that the farm has received many kudos about the sunflowers.
    Steve Smith, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2022
  • Not for kudos and not for cash: your picture in the paper nor money in the bank either.
    Eva Hambach, National Geographic, 26 Oct. 2020
  • Milan gets the kudos as Italy's most bike-friendly big city.
    Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2021
  • What happened next brought kudos to the fly: An undetected gas leak filled the room To spark a blast that blew the roof sky-high.
    Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2020
  • And not as kudos for helping finally pull off the Tokyo Games.
    Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2021
  • Some of the kudos for this can be set firmly at the door of Amazon itself, which launched a momentum bonus for the event.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 12 June 2021
  • The Reid way was not to worry about winning over affection and niceties and kudos.
    Faiz Shakir, The New Republic, 29 Dec. 2021
  • And kudos to Quinn for dialing up a blitz at the perfect moment.
    Dallas News, 27 Sep. 2022
  • But kudos to Rodriguez, too, who was not 100 percent wrong.
    BostonGlobe.com, 19 Oct. 2021
  • And then there are those lucky enough to earn multiple kudos for different projects — in the same year.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 6 June 2022
  • His history-making win earned kudos from the biggest name in the golf world: Tiger Woods.
    Jace Evans, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2021
  • Honorary degrees, awards and other kudos flowed to the Muries in their twilight years.
    Star Tribune, 24 Dec. 2020
  • There’s always PhotoPass (kudos to the newish one with E-ticket prop) and eating.
    Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 28 Oct. 2021
  • So kudos to the community theater for daring to head to that famous ball and take on this beast of a show.
    Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Apr. 2021
  • Well, kudos to you for asking, but talk about an uphill battle.
    Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 14 May 2021
  • San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich offered kudos for his former pupil.
    Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Jan. 2023
  • Kid-friendly flicks and TV shows collect kudos at the annual ceremony.
    cleveland, 25 Dec. 2022

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