The king was tired of his sycophants always praising him, so he sent them away.

Do not trust such men as praise you to your face.

Too much praise will turn her head.

She admired her daughter, who looked lovely that evening.

He studied the harder because he was praised by his teacher.

No one feels displeased when he is praised.

I cannot praise you enough.

I'm sorry to have troubled you. No matter what he may do, he will be praised.

Rows of houses, each of them different and pleasing with their spacious gardens, are replaced by purely functional blocks of flats which have nothing more to commend them than over-praised 'modern conveniences'.

Even when one is being praised, modesty is important.

I wrote an email to my friend and he praised me for my writing skills.

Spending two hours writing an email that won't even take up one page of a sheet of paper is not something you can write home about. It's more like you're writing about your own inability to write coherently.

It is delightful to be praised by an expert in the field.

Is it a compliment or an insult?

She praised him for his honesty.

Tom spoke highly of you.

Tom praised you earlier, saying that "You are able to make bold translations thanks to an exceptional sense of the nuances in both English and Japanese". I think so too.

I'm not the best at receiving compliments.

"That's amazing!" "Nice! I got praised. I'm so happy."

I can say with certainty that I am the type of person who thrives on compliments.