flattery
Example Sentences
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Flattery in state media underscored the dictator’s need to establish cult-of-personality supremacy as a smokescreen for his nation’s woes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Ms Flattery said: "I'm not usually one to believe in fate but I was sure we were going to lose him, there was someone looking over us that day."
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2023
“The fish can be anywhere from Cape Flattery to Newport, Oregon, from 25 to 200 miles offshore. You need friends out there.”
From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2023
Flattery from a president, though I wouldn’t know, is likely addictive.
From Washington Post • Aug. 27, 2021
“Milholland’s gone. He got transferred out to Cape Flattery, Milholland and Robert Miller. That’s when we moved up.”
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
Vocabulary lists containing flattery
Gathering Blue
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"The Necklace" and "The Fashion Show"
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Selection Vocabulary 1, Unit 5
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