[ UK /flˈætɐ/ ]
[ US /ˈfɫætɝ/ ]
VERB
  1. praise somewhat dishonestly
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How To Use flatter In A Sentence

  • Then I saw how the ladies came alive at his gentlemanly attentions, how flattered they were by them.
  • Flattery will get you nowhere.
  • As the scores indicate - typically gelid to frozen - the shots seem to fall in the unflattering to outright frightening range.
  • Virtually foolproof to use, it flattering. Times, Sunday Times
  • This can easily be addressed by finding the right clothes to flatter her figure. The Sun
  • We then found her a green patterned dress which flatters her figure. The Sun
  • Then unflattering photos of her exercising appeared. The Sun
  • The batwing sleeves and column shape flattered, but her messy hair and heavy make-up could have been more refined. The Sun
  • Judah and Jerusalem desolate then this credit of the prophets, and the hopes of the people, will both sink together; the former will be found false in flattering the people and the latter foolish in suffering themselves to be imposed upon by them, and so exposed to so much the greater confusion, when the judgment shall surprise them in their security. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)
  • Bond's unflattering portrait lacks generosity, but at least it's an antidote to sentimental bardolatry. Times, Sunday Times
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