flattery

Example Sentences

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Their only qualification is their capacity for flattery.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

For a year, they employed flattery and deference to seek compromise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Alas, they can’t agree on how to get it: fisticuffs or flattery.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

The guidelines urged those at risk to regularly review privacy settings of online profiles and to "keep track of odd social interactions" such as approaches that involve "overt flattery".

From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025

“You seek to bend me to your will, but it will not work. Your flattery is naught to me but wind!”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss