Sentence examples for attaboy like from inspiring English sources

"The thing about getting an attaboy like that from somebody unseen, from somebody whose life you've made a little better, is that it makes you want to go further, it makes you want to do more, it makes you want to work harder," Mr. Brett said in a telephone interview.

As a rule, journalists don't like attaboys for any reason (unless there's a check attached).

I suppose that one way you could convince Mr. Remen to vote is to get on Twitter and send him messages like, "Attaboy, Michael!

A company like Google, according to such people, ought to hear an "attaboy" or two when creating ads in print rather than online.

Parents reward every good or cooperative act they see: small things, like simply paying attention for a few moments, earn an "attaboy".

Now it somehow seems okay if we don't get that extra "attaboy" at work, because we can use our mouse as a megaphone and get all of the "likes" we need to be better than just good enough.

Attaboy, Clarence".

Husband: "Attaboy".

"Attaboy," my father said.

"Attaboy, Dominion!" he'd say.

"It's an attaboy.