Sentence examples for but instead of congratulating from inspiring English sources

But instead of congratulating them all for doing such a jolly good job, he took the opportunity to excoriate the profession and their modern designs, with his immortal description of the proposed extension to the National Gallery in London as a "monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend".

"For example, let's say you won a prize for the best essay in a writing contest but instead of congratulating you he says, 'Oh, big deal.

Instead of congratulating ourselves for welcoming the Westernized Satrapi here, we should seek exposure to the arts in the Middle East.

So instead of congratulating ourselves for stumbling upon them as they're in decline, let us celebrate these places now -- with our patronage, affection and respect.

And it happened when she lost the nomination, refused to admit it and, instead of congratulating Obama, wielded her female fan base as a bludgeon over him so she could once more share a presidency.

Instead of congratulating themselves on a solid first month and looking at the world from atop the National League Central, the Astros at week's end were trying to figure their way out of an on-field tailspin and a domestic violence accusation.

The problem is that instead of congratulating couples for making it all work, we are scaring them into believing it won't.

Instead of congratulating you and all of your accomplishments, people just want more, more, MORE!

There are people out there who instead of congratulating a new mama for creating a human, they body shame her.

Jens Andermann, a Latin American studies professor at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, said Obama should have criticized Sala's detention, instead of congratulating Macri on his economic reforms.

Instead of congratulating people for not looking their age, why not start valuing older looks, ascribing to them qualities of grace, wisdom, experience -- and yes -- beauty.