Sofiya heaps affection upon Anna, congratulating her on her virtue, straining to prove her innocence, as if she is trying to give her heroine all the encouragement and understanding that she herself never received.
Upon being congratulated for his victory, he said something to the effect of "Another victory like this, and we're done for".
Upon being congratulated by a bystander, Seavey uttered the words all race-watchers already knew.
One mother congratulating another upon the announcement of her daughters engagement.
By Robert J. Misch The New Yorker, January 7 , 1928P. 61 One mother congratulating another upon the announcement of her daughters engagement.
It was no serious matter, but aroused the curiosity of the judge who gave her a little talk, congratulating her upon sticking without compromise.
To the Editor: Holed up in his hideaway, Osama bin Laden must be congratulating himself upon hearing the news that now, more than eight years after 9/11, Americans are still so terrified of his power that they are afraid to try Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the self-described 9/11 mastermind, at the scene of his crime in New York City.
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.
Upon his defeat, he agrees to lift the fog, congratulating the party on their resolve.
Denny is described as having the good looks that people remark upon "in a tone of surprise as if they were congratulating themselves on their powers of discernment".
