Sentence examples for when congratulated from inspiring English sources

"My god," Mr. Petronio said, laughing, when congratulated on finally making it to the festival.

When congratulated on his victory, Pyrrhus, according to Plutarch, "replied... that one other such would utterly undo him".

When congratulated on the Overseas Press Club award that he received last week, he replied, "It's not about me.

"I don't know what band the dude is in," Mr. Carolla said when congratulated for outranking one of the great American writers.

#Messifalse is a genius!!! Messi's grin is wider than the River Thames as he manages to find the phrase 'thank you' in his limited English vocabulary when congratulated on stage by US women's coach Jill Ellis.

When congratulated for having survived the ordeal, Absi's voice turned regretful.

When congratulating the producers of the TV series Lost in 2010, Lucas himself jokingly admitted, "when Star Wars first came out, I didn't know where it was going either.

God was, of course, speaking of the fall from Grace when congratulating herself on making man 'sufficient to have stood though free to fall'; she was underlining the sort of existential freedom Golding spoke of which allows us the exhilaration and joy of choosing (and changing at will) our own path through life.

When congratulating a close friend on getting engaged, becoming a father or even securing a promotion, a hug will be in order.

When I congratulated him, he rolled his eyes.

Nicklaus was kind and sportsmanlike when he congratulated Watson, who is a good friend of his.