How to Use flattery in a Sentence
flattery
noun- He tried to win his teacher's favor with flattery.
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Such flattery must have opened many doors for him in the past.
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Nicholas Casey,
New York Times,
10 June 2023
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Wang’s guest tried to put him at ease with a bit of flattery.
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Brian Nishii Tanya Pérez Quinton Kamara,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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And nude stockings are a small price to pay for that kind of flattery.
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Alice Bell,
Vogue,
19 May 2018
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This tradition should be viewed as a form of flattery.
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U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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That language is the language of flattery, not of fire and fury.
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Chris Cillizza,
CNN,
24 May 2018
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Luckily, the heaps of flattery didn't go to his head.
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Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 May 2026
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You can be fooled by flattery and challenged to be at your best in group meetings.
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Tribune Content Agency,
oregonlive,
8 Nov. 2019
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The 6-1 guard isn't charmed by flattery about his recent play.
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J. Michael,
The Indianapolis Star,
10 Apr. 2021
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And when the offer comes, don’t rely on flattery.
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Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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But Woodward — much like the rest of us — didn't see the flattery in any of it.
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Erin Corbett,
refinery29.com,
10 Sep. 2020
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And not a copycat, even though copying is the biggest sign of flattery.
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Christopher Clarey,
New York Times,
27 Sep. 2022
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Henry’s key, money and flattery, led him to be the victim of theft.
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Shannon Carlin,
refinery29.com,
13 Oct. 2020
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That, plus a golden iPhone (or key to the city) and a bit of flattery, should do the trick.
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Ravi Gupta,
New York Daily News,
10 June 2026
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And that’s exactly the sort of flattery that earns hoodies around here.
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Linda Chong,
Washington Post,
21 July 2023
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Sometimes my brother steals my puns, which should be the greatest form of flattery.
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Elana Rabinowitz,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025
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Infantino then unleashed a hat trick of over-the-top flattery.
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Jonathan Lemire,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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And flattery wasn’t the first thought on her mind when the Bumble founder first learned of Swiped.
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Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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The real danger is not the flattery itself.
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Terry Oroszi,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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Bunnie isn't a fan of the sudden flattery about his looks following the weight loss.
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Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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So much so, in fact, that schoolchildren have started using her name as a form of flattery.
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Daniel Rodgers,
Vogue,
8 May 2025
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Host Levi kicked off the awards with some flattery and zingers aimed at the celebrities in attendance.
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Cydney Henderson,
USA TODAY,
18 June 2019
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Tim said in one of those videos that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
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David MacK,
Vulture,
8 Aug. 2025
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Whether or not that flattery will win him any changes in Russian behavior remains to be seen.
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Conor Finnegan,
ABC News,
18 June 2021
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To a chef, the sounds of lip smacking, slurping and swallowing are the highest form of flattery.
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Christiane Gelitz,
Scientific American,
16 Aug. 2021
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Pay that homage to the roots, but again, the best compliment and best form of flattery is imitation.
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Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
13 June 2017
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In which a scholar reveals himself to be prone to coarse gossip on the one hand, and false flattery on the other.
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Cate McQuaid,
BostonGlobe.com,
4 Apr. 2018
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Rutte has used flattery, praising Trump for forcing allies to spend more on defense.
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Lorne Cook,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Like the old adage that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
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Emily Farra,
Vogue,
22 Oct. 2018
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What one longed to know was what Redford, a smart and reflective soul, made of such honeyed flattery.
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Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
18 Sep. 2025
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