flattering

Example Sentences

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Whether it be screen printing powerful messages on a traditional tee, or upcycling large shirts into more flattering silhouettes, creatives are finding innovative ways to show off their pride.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

It is probably the most personally flattering work of presidential art ever commissioned.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

His point wasn’t that all humanities scholarship was worthless, but that an article could gain academic approval by sounding sophisticated while flattering the editors’ ideological commitments.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Ashdown duly received the not entirely flattering nickname of "Viceroy of Bosnia".

From BBC • May 11, 2026

He was only flattering me, though, because right away he said, "Listen. Are ya gonna write that composition for me? I have to know."

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger