Example Sentences

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Even the great South African second row Eben Etzebeth said the 17-point gap between his side and Scotland on Sunday was flattering.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2024

Some of it was flattering, including a People magazine profile of Prince.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2023

White said Robinson was flattering, telling her what he found attractive about her profile.

From Washington Post • Sep. 11, 2022

He was flattering us, though — feeding us a line and letting us off the hook of our own hypocrisy.

From New York Times • May 13, 2021

It was flattering, she supposed, even if she didn’t know what was happening, or why he’d been waiting for her outside the mine shaft.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas