to be congratulated
idiom
: deserving of praise
You are to be congratulated on/for your excellent work.
Examples of to be congratulated in a Sentence
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The Post needs to be congratulated for not publishing photos of Billingsley, something that so many other newsources have done.
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Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
It was based on the idea that the bridegroom is to be congratulated on his good fortune, but that the bride IS that good fortune, and therefore should only be wished well.
—Judith Martin, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2020
Then again, Salomon et al. are to be congratulated for carrying out this study at all — the vast majority of MRI research was put on hold as a result of COVID-19.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 19 Sep. 2020
Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
It was based on the idea that the bridegroom is to be congratulated on his good fortune, but that the bride IS that good fortune, and therefore should only be wished well.
—Judith Martin, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2020
Then again, Salomon et al. are to be congratulated for carrying out this study at all — the vast majority of MRI research was put on hold as a result of COVID-19.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 19 Sep. 2020
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