congratulate for

Frequency: 4.52.5 per million words

Used to specify the action or quality for which someone is being congratulated. 'On' is more common for specific achievements.

congratulateVERB + PREPOSITION

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for

Examples (10)

  • The employees should be congratulated for the part they have played in the success.
  • I'd like to congratulate the team for their outstanding dedication and hard work.
  • The CEO congratulated the engineers for designing such an innovative product.
  • He congratulated her for being so brave during a difficult time.
  • We should congratulate ourselves for finally finishing this massive project.
  • The committee congratulated the author for contributing such a groundbreaking study to the field.
  • You should be congratulated for always standing up for what is right.
  • She was widely congratulated for her courage in speaking out against injustice.
  • We will congratulate them for their effort, regardless of the outcome.
  • Did anyone congratulate him for showing such great sportsmanship?