Sentence examples for refrained from congratulating from inspiring English sources

The United States and many Western countries refrained from congratulating Mr. Erdogan, pending the findings of the OSCE election observer team.

But Trump refrained from congratulating Pelosi on her second ascent to speaker, as President George W. Bush did in the 2007 State of the Union when he said it was his "honor" to be the first president to address "Madam Speaker". Similarly President Obama in 2010 offered an olive branch to Republican Speaker John A. Boehner by praising Boehner's hardworking father, a Cincinnati bar owner.

The religious establishment is divided, with many senior Shia clerics refraining from congratulating Ahmadinejad.

The actions on Friday came on the heels of reports that China had pressured European nations in written démarches to boycott the Nobel ceremony next month in Oslo and to refrain from congratulating Mr. Liu on the award.

Trump took it the next level when he called to congratulate Erdogan on the result, joining the leaders of Djibouti and Guinea, while European leaders and even the Kremlin refrained from congratulations.

Typically, Wasserstein refrained from commenting.

He refrained from visiting Yasukuni.

Israel refrained from direct retaliation.

That child refrained from lashing out.

He refrained from criticizing the commission.

585 persons refrained from participating.