flattered

Example Sentences

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The U.S. per capita figure is flattered by a small cohort of fabulously successful companies, which create a cohort of fabulously wealthy entrepreneurs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

It was generally in a way that flattered their returns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 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

Addressing those rumours on Sunday's BBC Politics Wales, he said he was "flattered" but had not had any discussions about it with anyone in the party.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

He was kind of flattered that she’d noticed he was absent.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty