Sentence examples for formally congratulate from inspiring English sources
At the agency's full board meeting earlier on Wednesday, one member proposed that the group "formally congratulate" Mr. Lhota and his team for "bringing honor" to the authority after the storm.
The Coptic Church formally congratulated him, calling the election a victory for democracy.
As for Packer himself, he is formally congratulated for making the difficult transition from billionaire mogul into adorably trashy celebrity.
Yesterday Pullman, the author of the Dark Materials trilogy and a holder of the Whitbread book award, was beckoned from his Oxford home to the British Library in London to be formally congratulated for his work by the culture secretary Tessa Jowell, "on behalf of the government".
The federal opposition leader, Bill Shorten, called Gunner early to congratulate him, and then formally sent out a public statement once the victory speech was over.
Issa Hayatou, the head of the Confederation of African Football (Caf), has formally written to Gianni Infantino to congratulate him after being voted in as the new president of football's world governing body Fifa.
We also congratulate Lisa Jackson, whose appointment was formally announced earlier in the week to head the Environmental Protection Agency.
When he first arrived atop the bluff, he bowed formally to Union Col. William Lee and said, "I congratulate you upon the prospect of a battle".
Aides to Mr. Baesler said that while he had not formally conceded the race, he had withdrawn his earlier demand for a recount and had called Mr. Bunning late this morning to congratulate the Republican on his apparent victory.
