Sentences with phrase «remark as a compliment»

I didn't know whether to take my Ph.D. adviser's remark as a compliment.

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As my classmate dropped me off, he remarked — seeming surprised — how nice the houses were and complimented mine.

People still occasionally made remarks about his appearance — remarks interpretable as compliments — but he was often too busy to follow up on such leads.

Remarks such as Hofmann's awkward compliment, when he announced to the class, «This [study] is so good you would not know that it was done by a woman,» testified to the inherent biases lingering in the art world.

A pat on the back, compliments, a jokey remark — what can start out as seemingly friendly gestures can sometimes become a cause for concern.