How to Use congratulate in a Sentence

congratulate

verb
Definition of congratulatenext
Synonyms for congratulatenext
  • 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.
  • Fans quickly took to the comments to congratulate Jessie and rave about her vocals.
    — Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 15 Sep. 2021
  • Fans took to the comment section to congratulate Oleksy and her husband.
    — Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Center field Cody Bellinger jumped and ran over to congratulate his teammate.
    — Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2021
  • While some were quick to congratulate the pair, many seemed a bit disappointed with Jeopardy!
    — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 15 Aug. 2021
  • At the airport on Tuesday, the group’s spokesman was careful to congratulate all Afghans.
    — New York Times, 31 Aug. 2021
  • His accomplishment cleared the bench as teammates congratulated him.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The contract was the big prize, but fans in his native Great Britain and in Arizona reached out to Kirk to congratulate him on his success.
    — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 12 Sep. 2021
  • His tweets add the handles of other ministers to congratulate them on the government’s work, which is studiously avoiding tackling contentious issues head on.
    — Rory Jones, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2021
  • As such, that made Stroud the first to congratulate Young with a smile and a big hug.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 12 Dec. 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The teenager covered his face and cried with joy, barely able to shake the hands of well-wishers who had moved to congratulate him.
    — Alana Wise, NPR, 12 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • Thompson, who has traced his ancestry back to one of Africatown’s founders, was among the first to congratulate Brown on the news.
    — al, 10 Dec. 2021
  • 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
  • While the argument left the woman’s family split, Reddit users have sided with the younger mom, congratulating her for standing up for herself.
    — Ashley Vega, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Several people congratulated Chan in the comments section of his LinkedIn announcement, saying the city government was lucky to have him and that city officials made the right move in bringing back Chan.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 16 Jan. 2025

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