flattering
Example Sentences
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She has been called the “human printer” because she follows Trump with a portable printer to provide Trump with hard copies of flattering news coverage or information the computer-averse president requires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
The notion that he was a clever enough fellow to come up with the ideal name for a rock-’n’-roll jukebox, while flattering, was impossible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
"That's why even some of my friends say things which are not flattering, because somebody said to them that somebody might persuade me to change my view."
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
It is probably the most personally flattering work of presidential art ever commissioned.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
Hagrid, becoming expansive under the influence of the drink and Slughorn’s flattering interest, stopped mopping his eyes and entered happily into a long explanation of bowtruckle husbandry.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
