Sentence examples for congratulated when from inspiring English sources

Reprieve's director, Clive Stafford Smith, said: "All politicians should be congratulated when they admit a mistake, and it is a credit to Vince Cable that he has backed down".

Players are sometimes, but not always, congratulated when following these instructions, while dissenting the narrator results in a barrage of insults.

They should be praised and congratulated when deserved, and they should be respected and their advice freely solicited at times.

Two men and two women, they are part of an elite Afghan police unit known as Eagle Four, whose exploits have made them so famous that team members are stopped on the streets of Kabul and congratulated — when they are not fielding death threats from the Taliban.

Being a man, I also exercised the right to post-rationalise when immediately surprised, and to self-congratulate when challenged or moved.

SUNDAY'S PUZZLE — You've patted yourself on the back when you've solved a tough puzzle, and you've congratulated yourself when you've solved a puzzle fairly quickly, haven't you?

Nantz then congratulated Kellogg when the game was over, noting that his hands were clammy during their handshake.

Andrew Wilson said the result confused the returning officer and the UUP party leader Mike Nesbitt who both congratulated him when it was the other Andrew Wilson who had been elected.

Those guys [the Woodies] have been really gracious and came up and congratulated us when we broke their record of 61 team titles.

I congratulated him when we found out - he is so laid back normally that I just wanted to see his reaction to the news he was about to win his first cap.

She congratulated me when I won a hand after a long stretch of patience.