Sentence examples for be complimented for from inspiring English sources
"They really are to be complimented for hiring the friendliest staff I've ever seen," he said.
Yet what athlete would want to be complimented for his grace on the field?
The Nobel committee is to be complimented for this Dylan award that introduces a new dimension to the Nobel landscape.
Last year it added a "thanks" feature, so editors can be complimented for their work, rather than just harangued for errors on message boards.
In Jenner's case, there's little doubt that she desires to be complimented for her attractiveness, and it's hard to fault people for giving her that.
The Pearl Theater is to be complimented for doing Marivaux (along with other classic writers), and the scenery and costumes, by Robert Joel Schwartz and Barbara A. Bell, respectively, are congenial to the cozy surroundings.
George H. W. Bush benefited greatly from fortuitous cabinet collegiality and is complimented for adroit management of the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Brennan almost never shows resentment at anything written or said about him, but he does bristle when he is complimented for being the preëminent "politician" on the Court.
He once said after being complimented for self-reporting a penalty, "You may as well praise a man for not robbing a bank".
Metro-North was complimented for its "tone game," as well as for its Hogan Personality Indicator, a test that screens job applicants for their aptitude for customer service.
