flattering

Example Sentences

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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

This is where Apple’s own history is worth pulling in, and where it is less flattering than the standard telling.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Papa’s amazement at the size of the tree was flattering.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith