Sentence examples for are compliments from inspiring English sources
verb
To pay a compliment (to); to express a favorable opinion (of).
George Osborne's national "living wage" and David Cameron's post-polling day pledge to govern in the tradition of "one nation" Toryism are compliments to a vanquished adversary.
PlanetFeedback invites positive as well as negative feedback, and says that almost half the letters it sends to companies are compliments.
The background: From his name to his music and words, Rat Boy sounds scabby, the scummy, shabby – and these are compliments.
They can be as subtle as the pop of a kiss from a lorry driver or as menacing as a shout of, "Oh God, if I got my hands on you…" Some men think these are compliments.
These are compliments in context, as it happens, and perhaps part of Shreve's appeal is that she steps back while others step forward: it is a feature of much mass-market writing, not to mention other forms of entertainment such as film and computer games, that heroes and heroines must take active steps to shape their destinies.
Rorty also claims that knowledge and truth are compliments "paid to beliefs which we think so well justified that, for the moment, further justification is not needed" (Rorty 1991: 24) where the "we" is historically conditioned community of enquirers.
They are complimented for their behaviour.
The results are complimented with archaeological and sedimentological data.
They are complimented: "You look good.
They're compliments, after all.
Jonas's father was complimented on the garden.
