flattered

Example Sentences

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I was very flattered, but I also understand the responsibility.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

“How did you hear about us?” one of the baristas, simultaneously confused and flattered, asked me while I studied the 3-D wooden puzzle of Vietnam hanging on a concrete wall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

And while Godoy is flattered that people assume he’s just as easygoing and self-assured as Luffy, he’s still working on getting closer to him.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Bad Bunny did not address the bubbling tensions over his performance at Thursday's press conference, where hosts Zane Lowe and Ebro Darden flattered him with softball questions.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

I should have been flattered that she cared, but I hated the feeling of every student in the classroom looking at me, despising me.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson