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How to use congratulation in a sentence

34 example sentences · noun

Congratulation means the act of congratulating. Example: “May I present my warmest congratulations?”

Examples of congratulation by meaning

nounThe act of congratulating.

  • May I present my warmest congratulations?
  • a short speech of congratulation

More sentences with congratulation

  • Congratulations, Dave, you made the front page.From the entry front page
  • Warm congratulations on your newborn boy!From the entry congratulations
  • Congratulations to Ashley, who once again proved that she is a rockstar by rescuing a key account from the threat of nonrenewal.From the entry rockstar
  • Accepts the congratulations of her teammates, who look like they have just seen a biblical miracle.2025 July 19, Jonathan Liew, “Ann-Katrin Berger follows up biblical miracle with penalty heroics for Germany”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry biblical
  • “Congratulations, President Trump,” Netanyahu said in a video statement immediately following the U.S. attack.2025 June 25, Daniel Estrin, quoting Benjamin Netanyahu, “Israel was once deterred from striking Iran. Now Netanyahu takes a victory lap”…. From the entry awesome
  • Congratulations, you're fully qualified to be part of the Airbnb revolution!2020, Symon He, James Svetec, Airbnb For Dummies. From the entry airbnb
  • And some of the golden ones even remember my soberversary and send me congratulations every year.2017 December 28, Catherine Gray, The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, Octopus, →ISBN. From the entry soberversary
  • Congratulations on managing to use the phrase “preponderant criterion” in a chart (“On your marks”, November 9th).2013 November 30, Paul Davis, “Letters: Say it as simply as possible”, in The Economist, volume 409, number 8864. From the entry phrase
  • Bialosky is on the cover—to extend comfort and congratulations to ursophiles everywhere.1984, Publishers Weekly, volume 225, page 51, column 1. From the entry ursophile
  • Congratulations on the detective work — a real Sam Spade job.1970, Edmund Fuller, Flight, page 98. From the entry Sam Spade
  • So, if you have a pair of Crocs and flip down the tab, congratulations, you just went into “sport mode”.2024 June 25, Boly, Jake, “Don’t Work Out In Your Crocs, Even If They’re In “Sport Mode””, in That Fit Friend. From the entry sports mode
  • So: congratulations millennials and Generation Zedders: we did it!2021 January 1, “What a spectacular year 2020 has been; we have Covid to thank for it”, in The East African, Nation Media Group. From the entry Generation Zedder
  • “Congratulations to you both.” “Thank you, Father,” Brian said.2020 August 17, Paul Bouchard, Priya’s Choice, iUniverse, →ISBN. From the entry namaste
  • If you answered ‘yes’ to both of these questions, congratulations!2018, Meshel Laurie, Bad Buddhist: Speed Bumps and Detours on the Path to Enlightenment, Nero, Schwartz Publishing Pty Ltd, →ISBN. From the entry Facebookable
  • Congratulations to diegoisgod, who won last week’s competition on a final score of +20.50, despite a winnerless Friday.2015 June 29, Chris Cook, “Talking Horses: Monday’s best bets plus the latest racing news”, in The Guardian. From the entry winnerless
  • And if they like you back, well congratulations, Tinderite.2014 April 27, Kerri Sackville, “love me tinder: life matters”, in The Sun-Herald, page 10. From the entry Tinderite
  • Everyone had to stop him and offer either congratulations on his survival or wishes for speedy recovery or both.2001, G. William Kesler, Perish by the Sword. From the entry celebrityship
  • Congratulations on it and tell everyone to congrate them.2001 January 22, G, “ATTN; ICQ Users”, in alt.games.delta-force (Usenet), archived from the original on 09 Dec 2025. From the entry congrate
  • The conference was a major coup for Robarts, who received congratulations for his 'expert handling' of the 'risky venture.'2000, P. E. Bryden, “The Ontario-Quebec Axis: Postwar Strategies in Intergovernmental Negotiations”, in Edgar-André Montigny, Anne Lorene…. From the entry coup
  • OTOH, if an OFC or OMC is written to further the story, well, if you can make me believe it, congratulations.1999 September 28, Sigrid H., “NEW: Wonder Of Wonders/speechification/Laura/Karmen”, in alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated (Usenet). From the entry OMC
  • Donna Johns is 18, congratulations and love from Angela, Will, Nicola, Wayne, James and baby Silvana and especially Joan and Ken.1996 January 30, “Birthdays”, in South Wales Evening Post, number 38,116, Swansea, →OCLC, “On the Grapevine” section, page 2, column 1. From the entry silvana
  • Congratulations for giving old Leif his due.1977 October 2, J. F. terHorst, “Yah? So’s yer old person!”, in Sunday Journal and Star, Lincoln, Neb., page 4A. From the entry statespersonlike
  • “It’s been amazing, the amount of emails and congratulations,” the Snow White and the Huntsman star, 36, told Ryan Seacrest Friday on his radio show.2012 March 16, “Charlize Theron Says Swaddling’s ‘Pretty Amazing’”, in People Magazine. From the entry amazing
  • And after a manhug, hearty congratulations and two hastily poured glasses of decidedly nonvintage champagne, he said, without a hint of irony, 'Why?'2012, Dylan Jones, Mr Jones' Rules for the Modern Man. From the entry nonvintage
  • Congratulations and best wishez and stuff.1999 September 27, Blitz the Cat, “Jelliebun & Balloo's First Weeding Anniversary”, in alt.fan.karl-malden.nose (Usenet), archived from…. From the entry -ez
  • Still, congratulations on an abuseless ascension!1996 March 29, Paul Brinkley, “YAbloody annoying totally piss-takingD”, in rec.games.roguelike.nethack (Usenet), retrieved 21 May 2022. From the entry abuseless
  • Story: When Liu Yen-hui's father is prefect of Hu-chou 湖州 a turtle is found in a silver mine-pit and Presented to him with congratulations.1995, Glen Dudbridge, Religious Experience and Lay Society in T'ang China: a reading of Tai Fu's Kuang-i chi, Cambridge University Press…. From the entry Hu-chou
  • He was seen by an aeroplane, our Archie gunner and a whole division to crash in their lines just opposite our trenches, much jubilation and more congratulations.2013, Tyrrel M. Hawker, Hawker VC- The First RFC Ace: The Life of Major Lanoe Hawker VC DSO: 1890-1916., →ISBN. From the entry archie
  • For post cards and letters of congratulation on the happy style and gaysomeness of the class dinner announcement have been pouring in upon him in these last days—-all undeserved!1913, Princeton Alumni Weekly, volume 14. From the entry gaysomeness
  • The uninvited guests enveloped and permeated them, and upon the night air rose joyous cries, congratulations, laughter and unclassified noises born of McGary's oblations to the hymeneal scene.1906 April, O. Henry [pseudonym; William Sydney Porter], “From the Cabby’s Seat”, in The Four Million, New York, N.Y.: McClure, Phillips &…. From the entry permeate
  • Without any desire on my part to laudate the present administration, it seems to me that this fact is a subject of congratulation to the people of West Virginia.1901, Journal of the House of Delegates of the State of West Virginia, page 13. From the entry laudate
  • Thank you and congratulations for your invigorating articles on decimal coinage and the reform of our national accounts (January 18th issue) - two notable blows in the fight against fuddy-duddery!1958, N. K. Easton, “Appreciation”, in The Accountant, volume 138, page 135. From the entry fuddy-duddery

Meaning of congratulation

  1. noun The act of congratulating.

Full definition of congratulation

Questions about congratulation in a sentence

How do you use congratulation in a sentence?
Congratulation is used as a noun. For example: “May I present my warmest congratulations?”
What is a short sentence with congratulation?
“a short speech of congratulation”
What does congratulation mean?
Congratulation means the act of congratulating.

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