How to Use congratulation in a Sentence

congratulation

noun
  • I sent her a letter of congratulations.
  • Let me offer you my congratulations for being elected.
  • Please send her my congratulations.
  • Thank you very much, and congratulations to the Class of 2018.
    Katie Reilly, Time, 11 June 2018
  • But most of all congratulations and thank you to all our fans.
    Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 10 May 2018
  • First of all, congratulations on all of that—what a feat!
    Rita Omokha, ELLE, 11 May 2023
  • Camp, the actor, has heard of the team’s success and hopes to pay a visit to the school to offer his congratulations.
    David Sharp, Fortune, 11 May 2023
  • But congratulations to team tj23, which moves into first place on the back of those Hunger Games points.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Man, what a great, great run, and congratulations to UConn.
    Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Her clients around the world have called and written notes of congratulations.
    Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 27 Mar. 2018
  • After the show, Streep and Short joined the cast to offer their congratulations.
    Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 17 Mar. 2024
  • If this was your guess from the start, congratulations!
    Rachel E. Greenspan, Time, 8 Nov. 2019
  • Best of luck, and congratulations on putting your health first.
    cleveland.com, 13 Sep. 2019
  • Joyous congratulations to you, your cast mates and the crew.
    Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 26 Feb. 2023
  • And a huge congratulations to @_xochitl.gomez and @valentin you guys are amazing!!!
    Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 9 Dec. 2023
  • First of all, congratulations to you, you and your team for 70 great years of journalism.
    NBC News, 5 Nov. 2017
  • But that night, awash in the smell of smoke, the scientists shook hands and exchanged congratulations.
    Kyle Dickman, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2020
  • First off, like to say, congratulations to the Oregon Ducks.
    James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 1 Sep. 2019
  • Thank you for the suggestion, Caleb, and congratulations to Sara and Greg!
    Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 28 June 2024
  • On the one hand, there’s the dinner for the people in the room, the stuff of self-congratulation and ceremonial pomp.
    Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2018
  • First off, congratulations on a big night at the Golden Globes.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2024
  • First of all, congratulations on getting this guy out of your life.
    Charlotte Cowles, The Cut, 7 June 2018
  • Colossal congratulations to my OppenHomies who all blew the doors off the place in their fields.
    Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 23 Jan. 2024
  • To all those who acted at the right time, congratulations.
    Esten McLaren, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 3 Jan. 2020
  • And congratulations to all of us for being one day closer to the start of the 2020 college football season.
    Allie Morris, Dallas News, 3 Feb. 2020
  • But hey, congratulations on all those likes and shares.
    Casey Newton, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2018
  • For the parents out there who are doing the job, congratulations!
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 31 Mar. 2023
  • In the time since Russia invaded Ukraine, a round of self-congratulation has erupted in the West.
    Tom McTague, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2022
  • Huge congratulations to @thehughjackman @vancityreynolds and the entire Deadpool team on a record opening.
    Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Any other ideas on a token of my congratulations for her success?
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2024

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