flattering

Example Sentences

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Costco sells its own private-label athleisure products with a similar comfortable and flattering fit at a fraction of the price.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

They are well organized and have excellent taste in fancy crackers, and they love to talk with writers so much that their enthusiasm can be a little overwhelming and a lot flattering.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

This upper rung of tech media is moving toward flattering, access-driven coverage, where the powerful reward friendliness more than broader audiences reward independence.

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2026

We’ve cleared the postcard phase of winter — the fat twinkle lights, the bow-strapped storefronts, the flattering first snow — but spring has not yet agreed to show up.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

“I see your father has taught you his world-famous flattering ways.”

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini