How do you use Flattery in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like compliment, plus the exact meaning.
Flattery in a sentence
Flattery meaning
- Excessive praise or approval, which is often insincere and sometimes contrived to win favour.
- An instance of excessive praise.
Synonyms of Flattery
Using Flattery
- The main meaning on this page is: Excessive praise or approval, which is often insincere and sometimes contrived to win favour. | An instance of excessive praise.
- Useful related words include: compliment.
- In the example corpus, flattery often appears in combinations such as: of flattery, flattery and, and flattery.
Context around Flattery
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 7 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Flattery
- In this selection, "flattery" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, say, constant, self, imitation and mcmaster stand out and add context to how "flattery" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include form of flattery and addicted to flattery a megalomaniac. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "flattery" sits close to words such as aas, abaco and abramovich, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with flattery
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right? (8 words)
So it's actually, as they say, flattery -- imitation is flattery. (11 words)
As the saying goes: ‘Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery’. (11 words)
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. (42 words)
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. (35 words)
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. (31 words)
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right? (8 words)
Does The President actually want Bernie on the rival ticket or is he trying to undermine the Sanders campaign with all this flattery? (23 words)
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.
Common combinations with flattery
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of flattery 16×
- flattery and 7×
- and flattery 5×
- to flattery 4×
- flattery of 4×
- is flattery 3×
- with flattery 3×
- flattery in 3×
- flattery when 2×
- through flattery 2×