Sentence examples for to be compliments from inspiring English sources

I now understand the terms "crank" and "curmudgeon" to be compliments.

These commonplace comments and actions, some of which are claimed to be compliments, are belittling, offensive, intimidating and discriminatory.

Was he a man that needed to be complimented?

Yet what athlete would want to be complimented for his grace on the field?

"Some actors don't like to be complimented and Jonah's exactly not that," Mr. Miller said.

Told that Ryan had said some nice things about him, Moore said it felt good to be complimented publicly.

"They really are to be complimented for hiring the friendliest staff I've ever seen," he said.

If you said anything that even slightly seemed to be complimenting yourself, he would call you on it".

By naming Zeile on Wednesday and indicating that he was missed, Valentine seemed to be complimenting Zeile.

He refused to be complimented and if some earnest young admirer persisted, he broke into a whinny of laughter.

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.