On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Congratulations. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as praise or kudos and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Congratulations meaning
Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation.
Synonyms of Congratulations
Using Congratulations
- The main meaning on this page is: Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation.
- Useful related words include: praise, kudos, extolment, approval.
- In the example corpus, congratulations often appears in combinations such as: congratulations to, congratulations on, of congratulations.
Context around Congratulations
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 11 start, 4 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Congratulations
- In this selection, "congratulations" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, big, begin, hearty and upon stand out and add context to how "congratulations" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a belated congratulations to your and a big congratulations to all. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "congratulations" sits close to words such as drums, internally and medicaid, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with congratulations
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But you proved your point, so congratulations on that. (9 words)
A belated congratulations to your countrypeople on the recent A50 takedown. (11 words)
Anyways, congratulations to the new best actress in a comedy movie. (11 words)
Friends and relatives crowd up to offer their congratulations and good wishes, and the poor bride is finally permitted to take her seat, sadly in doubt whether the ceremony or the congratulations upon it were the most severe trial. (39 words)
Alongside the adorable image, the pair revealed that they'd named their daughter Lyra Rose Skorjanec and that she was born on Friday (July 28) and their fans and celebrity pals rushed to share their congratulations. (36 words)
An Instagram post featuring congratulations and stunning images from the wedding of Ben Savage and Tessa Angermeier from a month ago was apparently deleted shortly after the media started reporting the news. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
Congratulations to Judge Paul Watford on landing at a law firm that he loves, and congratulations to Wilson Sonsini on adding a former federal appellate judge to its roster.
Friends and relatives crowd up to offer their congratulations and good wishes, and the poor bride is finally permitted to take her seat, sadly in doubt whether the ceremony or the congratulations upon it were the most severe trial.
To begin, congratulations on the results, and congratulations on the new format of the release.
Congratulations to South Africa on a memorable victory - and equally hearty congratulations to Japan for hosting such a fantastic tournament from start to finish.
Congratulations to Zambo Anguissa for winning Total Man of the Match for the second time in a row and congratulations to team Cameroon.
A belated congratulations to your countrypeople on the recent A50 takedown.
Alongside the adorable image, the pair revealed that they'd named their daughter Lyra Rose Skorjanec and that she was born on Friday (July 28) and their fans and celebrity pals rushed to share their congratulations.
Along with the pictures, Preity wrote, “A big congratulations to all the Oscar Nominees I met last night.
And a round of congratulations to the cottage cheese lobby for yet another strange-but-delicious use for one of the most polarizing dairy products ever.
And firstly, Paul Tomory, congratulations on your new role as CEO, and I look forward to working with you.
An Instagram post featuring congratulations and stunning images from the wedding of Ben Savage and Tessa Angermeier from a month ago was apparently deleted shortly after the media started reporting the news.
Anyways, congratulations to the new best actress in a comedy movie.
As part of his birthday festivities, Theo became one of the first to be presented with the letter of congratulations by King Charles and Camilla.
As the pair shared a first glimpse of baby Thiago, several famous friends from the world of Strictly were quick to offer their congratulations.
Atty. Lopez delivered a compelling keynote address, extending her congratulations to Aliw Broadcasting Corporation on this significant milestone.
Azerbaijan’s President İlham Aliyev had a phone conversation with Erdoğan to personally extend his congratulations and invited him for a visit to Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.
Below Deck Sailing Yacht star Daisy Kelliher issued her congratulations, as did Below Deck Mediterranean alums Katie Flood and Bugsy Drake.
Big congratulations to John Geary on winning today’s race from Fermoy, it’s a well well-deserved win as John has been very consistent all season.
But even after my first training session here (yesterday), he texted to say congratulations on the move.
But you proved your point, so congratulations on that.
Common combinations with congratulations
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- congratulations to 117×
- congratulations on 17×
- of congratulations 9×
- and congratulations 8×
- congratulations and 8×
- said congratulations 8×
- their congratulations 7×
- his congratulations 6×
- big congratulations 5×
- congratulations from 5×