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Flattery

Flattery meaning

Excessive praise or approval, which is often insincere and sometimes contrived to win favour. | An instance of excessive praise.

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Example sentences (20)

So it's actually, as they say, flattery -- imitation is flattery.

Ben Shelton joked that ‘imitation was the sincerest form of flattery’ after Novak Djokovic ‘stole’ his celebration.

British students will be showered with flattery as the Chinese become "past masters" at making impressionable, career-focused young adults feel respected in their field.

But numerous accounts of Trump reveal him to be thin-skinned, addicted to flattery, a megalomaniac, demagogic, impulsive, vindictive, a sociopath, and a narcissist who lacks empathy or a social conscience.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right?

NYU Langone Hospital doesn’t seem to think imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Rudd mentioned her shock and flattery when she met Oda and he said he loved her work.

To copy is flattery of course, but, if you’re going to lack ideas and want to copy others, do it better.

As the saying goes: ‘Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery’.

But the Russian president, “a ruthless former KGB operator, played to Trump’s ego and insecurities with flattery,” McMaster says.

I will not cozy up to tyrants and dictators like Kim-Jong-Un, who are rooting for Trump—who are rooting for Trump, because they know he is easy to manipulate with flattery and favors.

Over the past eight years, the entire Republican Party has reshaped itself around his giant ego, and it is filled with many men much smarter than Trump—men like J. D. Vance, in fact—who believe they can manipulate him through flattery.

Right from the start, a narcissist will overwhelm you with affection, grand gestures and constant flattery.

We all know imitation is one of the best forms of flattery.

And now it seems that Diamond Comic Distributors has decided to join in. Well, imitation is the greatest form of flattery.

But he lacks focus and is susceptible to flattery—which is how DC barnacles like John Bolton ended up in his administration.

Does The President actually want Bernie on the rival ticket or is he trying to undermine the Sanders campaign with all this flattery?

I’m not saying this out of self-flattery, but based on the facts.

It’s said that imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, and if that’s the case, Trump is leading Biden at her store.

Ronsard continues his flattery of Madeleine, a hobbyist poet, whose works are now just being recognized for their own merit.