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.
  • But most of all congratulations and thank you to all our fans.
    — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 10 May 2018
  • Best of luck, and congratulations on putting your health first.
    — cleveland.com, 13 Sep. 2019
  • If that was one of your many goals, congratulations.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2026
  • First of all, congratulations on getting this guy out of your life.
    — Charlotte Cowles, The Cut, 7 June 2018
  • So to all the chefs and owners out there killing it, congratulations.
    — Lynne Sullivan, The Providence Journal, 15 Feb. 2026
  • More congratulations came in from friends and former flames alike.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The comments of both posts were full of messages of congratulations from friends and fans alike.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Baez was then greeted in the dugout with as much head-shaking as congratulations.
    — Billy Witz, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2016
  • Mike Pence had watched and wanted to send along his congratulations.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 26 Nov. 2018
  • For the parents out there who are doing the job, congratulations!
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 31 Mar. 2023
  • As some of them passed, Blank grinned and offered congratulations.
    — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 7 Jan. 2018
  • But that night, awash in the smell of smoke, the scientists shook hands and exchanged congratulations.
    — Kyle Dickman, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2020
  • The people in the waiting room clap for me and offer congratulations.
    — R29 Team, Refinery29, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Wilson was among many who shared their congratulations to Kelce and Swift.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • First of all, congratulations to you, you and your team for 70 great years of journalism.
    — NBC News, 5 Nov. 2017
  • First off, congratulations on a big night at the Golden Globes.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Congratulations on making a decision to stop hanging out in a void that swastikas spill out of, here’s your medal.
    — Jennifer Wright, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 July 2017
  • 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
  • Just send your congratulations along with your regret at missing the party.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
  • First of all, congratulations to you and Chauncey on your pregnancy.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2023
  • And congratulations, you guys turned 100 last year, that’s a huge milestone.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Thank you for having me and congratulations to the class of 2025!
    — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2025
  • First off, congratulations on the new album Bones.
    — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2025
  • What a feat — congratulations again to All About Eve!
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Many congratulations to this tough, gritty Knicks team.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026
  • Thank you very much, and congratulations to the Class of 2018.
    — Katie Reilly, Time, 11 June 2018
  • Huge congratulations to you both.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025

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