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
Ascham, in his elegant description of those whom in modern language we term wits, says, that they are "open flatterers, and private mockers. Lives of the English Poets : Waller, Milton, Cowley
Elsewhere, it may be acceptable for shop assistants to flatter and cajole you into buying anything, irrespective of whether it suits you.
I was standing by the paddock surveying the latest in a line of equine flatterers and good-for-nothing loafers in which I was about to invest.
In afflictions, relatives and opponents combine with the ease-loving heart itself in flatteries, which it needs strong faith to overcome. yourselves know -- We always candidly told you so (1Th 3: 4; Ac 14: 22). Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And he flatters the mother and she kind of gets prissy and he talks her into going for a ride in the sports car.
Also outstanding are the eye shadows, in an array of flattering colours that really stay put. Times, Sunday Times
Euan," I said, foolish as a flattered schoolboy, and as awkward. The Hidden Children
The flattery made her expand.
The 22-year-old has often flattered to deceive during the opening phase of the campaign. The Sun
The lightweight fabric makes this voluminous new shape more flattering. Times, Sunday Times
It was cool without being chill, and took the warmth of one's hand flatteringly soon, as if it liked to do so, yet kept its freshness; it was smooth without being glossy, mat as a pearl, and as delightful to roll in the hand; and of an exquisite, alarming frangibility that gave it, in its small way, that flavour which belongs to pleasures that are dogged by the danger of a violent end. The Judge
Flattery, cajolement, humble supplication and the finer maneuvers of tact, all have this in mind. The Foundations of Personality
The larger the radius, the larger the circle, and the flatter the fretboard will be.
Deliciously charming or incredibly irritating, depending on your point of view, he is always ready with smooth-tongued flattery, eyes innocently beaming behind his spectacles.
Almost six months ago, foreign-policy macher Perle vowed to sue him for writing an unflattering feature about him in The New Yorker.
He may well be contented who need neither borrow nor flatter.
Frearis, and of his other flatteraris, wold altogither have devored, yf The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6)
Belgium have flattered to deceive for about five years now. The Sun
He flattered to deceive last season and has dropped down the weights as a result. The Sun
Television flatters men but makes women look fatter, according to research reported yesterday.
Eugenia too, soothed with the delusions of her romantic but innocent fancy, flattered herself she might now see continually the object she conceived formed for meriting her ever reverential regard; and Miss Margland was importantly occupied upon affairs best suited to her taste and ancient habits, in deliberating how first to bring forth her fair charge with the most brilliant effect. Camilla: or, A Picture of Youth
You look at love in a wise way and see the difference between flattery and genuine feelings. The Sun
She feels flattered by the clamour of attention, if a little bewildered. Times, Sunday Times
The idea of the Windows-free promo is to attract tech - savvy custom at a time when consumer PC sales are flatter than a flat pancake.
Remind yourself that the right filter can be fantastically flattering, and she probably doesn't look that good in real life. Times, Sunday Times
It is dangerous crisis when a proud heart meets with flattering lips.
Humans are discussed as arrogant and blundering, an unflattering contrast to the innocent and compassionate chimps or gorillas.
Ms. Talyarkhan's creations are noted for their classic, uncluttered silhouettes that flatter the wearer.
I wouldn't flatter Three Junes by comparing it with anything by Hardy or A Conversation with Julia Glass, author of Three Junes
Sincere compliments from a coworker or a boss are nice, but outrageous flattery is often an attempt to draw you into a sociopath's snare. An Interview with Martha Stout
It's flattering, glamorous and something to hide beneath. Times, Sunday Times
Although a skillful flatterer is a most delightful companion if you have him all to yourself, his taste becomes very doubtful when he takes to complimenting other people. Charles Dickens
This is one car whose looks in no way flatter to deceive. Times, Sunday Times
The site is called Knickerbocker, which is also the name of the consulting firm run by Josh Isay, who should be flattered. Dickerbocker
The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.
Positive criticism is a good friend. Insincere flattery is a fake friend. Dr T.P.Chia
Better photographs (if not as flattering) appear in the sports pull-outs every day now.
Being proud and genteel New Englanders, the salon-goers covered up their patricide with flattery, duly noting Edwards's considerable intellect and pious reputation.
Your closest retainers and flatterers have never led you astray before and they will not fail you now.
I am naturally, ...err , flattered that you refer to me as 'estimable', but am surprised that the only answer to the perfectly justified observation I made that it is 'bonkers' to assert that there have been 'deliberate moves' to break up the normal family as an aside, whatever that is is to make this comment: [those days] under the microscope
From the same perspective, she also comments unflatteringly on the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal.
I always like to say" Immigration is the sincerest form of flattery European Scientists and America, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
Perhaps I again flatter myself, but I think I've contributed as much to the development and celebration of real American culture as Racistsentative Russell Pearce. SeeLight:
And in Congress politics, fulsome flattery and obsequious loyalty play a vital role.
Men like this associate only with flatterers, and are friends to nobody.
The neckline is a natural scoop necked cowl which looks figure flattering when worn. She's way too cool
What was your intention in using such an unflattering picture when you could have easily used a normal picture? Times, Sunday Times
It is said that imitation is the sincerest flattery; and if Isabel was sometimes moved to gape at her friend aspiringly and despairingly it was not so much because she desired herself to shine as because she wished to hold up the lamp for Madame Merle. The Portrait of a Lady
I think flattery is the preferred method, though, publishing budgets being what they are. Swag-gering
She was not flattered by Mr. Elton's confession, only repulsed at this inferior man daring to address the fine Miss Woodhouse in such a manner.
A Kendal primary school is basking in the warm glow of enthusiastic praise after receiving a flattering report from the judges of a training and development award.
And yet that same culture would flatter us into believing we are a nation of mavericks and rebels.
However, a similar outfit can be created with a silk camisole and flattering suit.
In addition to this flattering appearance, the face of the country is such, as to promise success whenever it shall be cultivated, the trees being at a considerable distance from each other, and the intermediate space filled, not with underwood, but a thick rich grass, growing in the utmost luxuriancy. The Expedition to Botany Bay
From then - thanks to the stubbornness of the Queen's back line - the match seemed to fizzle out, and by the end the scoreline probably flattered the victors.
And she allowed herself to be persuaded by cajoling flattery to do things no one else could have induced her to do. DISRAELI: A Personal History
She received, also, a little, though mournful, reprieve from terror, by a letter from Lisbon, written to again postpone the return of Mrs. Tyrold, at the earnest request of Mr. Relvil; and she flattered herself that, before her arrival, she should be enabled to resume those only duties which could draw her from despondence. Camilla: or, A Picture of Youth
Well, I'm sure they'll be flattered to hear your compliment and congratulations.
Indeed, the final scoreline perhaps flattered Leigh, or at least did a disservice to the effort of the York team.
He kept trying to start the car and the battery got flatter and flatter, until it wouldn't turn the engine at all.
But so it was, as great men and princes are said to call in their flatterers when dinner has been served, so the Athenians, upon slight occasions, entertained and diverted themselves with their spruce speakers and trim orators, but when it came to action, they were sober and considerate enough to single out the austerest and wisest for public employment, however much he might be opposed to their wishes and sentiments. The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans
Seems the organizers like the cut of my "immoderate moderator" jib, which is deeply flattering and rewarding as I always have a lot of fun doing it. Uninstalled
Birds in this family are also known, unflatteringly, as oilbirds, frogmouths, and goatsuckers, the last based on an old myth that these birds use their expansive maws to steal milk from goats.
To end on a nicer note, imitation is flattery -- especially when the imitator is a 3-year-old dressed up for church fall festival. CNN Transcript Nov 3, 2008
I am tempted sometimes to say that the only point of conspicuous compassion is action, the rest is self-flattery.
They remembered their Ruskinian youth, and the confidence with which they would once have condemned it; and they had a sense of recreance in now admiring it; but they certainly admired it, and it remained for them the supreme expression of that time-soul, mundane, courtly, aristocratic, flattering, which once influenced the art of the whole world, and which had here so curiously found its apotheosis in a city remote from its native place and under a rule sacerdotally vowed to austerity. Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 3
Another, comelier, girl might have been flattered. THE RIVER KINGS’ ROAD
A whole whack of puns, one-liners and double entendres get crammed into the 90-minute running time, and most of them fall flatter than a postage stamp.
The lady was evidently flattered by his offer and accepted in a weak and nervous voice as he kissed her hand.
They had set up their picnic in a slight shade and Matt peppered her with flattering comments that kept her blushing.
They believe foreigners deem it "uncivilised" and are worried it will cast the city in an unflattering light when Expo 2010 begins.
In respect of one option, he suggests that, on the tax side of the ledger, we could move towards a flatter tax structure.
I was really pleased when he said how well I'd done, because he isn't known for flattery.
[2] "Almost prehistoric" was the verdict of the distinguished film editor Ralph Rosenblum, who worked on The Producers and has reminisced none too flatteringly about his sole collaboration with Brooks, whom he characterizes as a bullheaded amateur who had no idea how to use the resources of the camera to create humor. Double Take
The nipped waistlines of men's tight pantaloons and the gauzy fabrics of women's empire dresses flattered youthful figures, and in fact, copied the kinds of clothing worn by young children.
But even so, I'm pleased and flattered, and very slightly embarrassed.
Hell, I'm too vain not to be flattered at least a little bit.
I have a difficult time finding cute or elegant clothes that flatter my shorter and squarer figure.
He would not stoop to ask for any man's compliments, praises, flatteries; and he would be far above exacting them.
One thing I've noticed about clothing construction in the stores is the unnatural waistline, whether it's skirts or slacks, and how unflattering it is. The Value of Clothing in Creating a Mood
You can make your stomach look flatter instantly by improving your posture.
A city directory would have been a surplusage, and we flattered the "garcon" by seeming to believe everything he said, exclaiming "Oh my! Shakspere, Personal Recollections
And she allowed herself to be persuaded by cajoling flattery to do things no one else could have induced her to do. DISRAELI: A Personal History
Ascham, in his elegant description of those whom, in modern language, we term wits, says, that they are "open flatterers, and privy mockers. Lives of the Poets, Volume 1
On the one hand I'm slightly flattered by the attention and pleased that the writing here is giving someone pleasure.
Five days after this last trial I gave him assafetida in large quantity, flattered by a hope that his extreme sufferings from the state of his respiration, might perhaps arise in part from spasm, but my hopes were in vain. An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases
Some were kind of grabby, and some were just clearly eager to get married so their toilets were cleaned more often, and came across as impatient with this whole dating process (especially since I'm sure they absorbed the cultural message that a woman is flattered by having a perfect stranger want to get you in a white dress quickly). Feminist blogs
Perhaps the headshot was simply unflattering: bad light, forehead grease, that kind of thing. Times, Sunday Times
Tens of thousands in banking knew the deals they were closing made no sense and suspected that flattery and egomania had turned their and their masters' heads. Why omerta still suits the the City's mafiosi | Nick Cohen
When flatterers meet, the devil goes to dinner.
He shows himself to be an ill-mannered, thin-skinned, easily flattered narcissistic ignoramus, given to stupid jokes, banal observations, casual rudeness and hypocritical pieties.
It is dangerous crisis when a proud heart meets with flattering lips.
She goes to designers who know how to flatter a womanly figure. Times, Sunday Times
Now he that flatters another induces him to sin mortally: hence a gloss on Ps. 140: 5, "Let not the oil of the sinner fatten my head," says: "The false praise of the flatterer softens the mind by depriving it of the rigidity of truth and renders it susceptive of vice. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province
It is very flattering and an honour to have a portrait that will hang with such distinguished people.
Not all photographical images of my phizog are flattering; and not all are accurate; but these are splendid. Archive 2010-02-01
Like the as-yet-unpublished "Lexicon," Elements contains all manner of facts collated from the object work; unlike that project, it has been published with full consent from the author, if Pullman's preface is anything to go by: "It's flattering, of course, to find one's work the object of such care and attention; but how much more satisfying when the work of reference that results is so accurate, and so interesting, and so good. Archive 2008-04-01
Chances are, if you do not find skinny jeans or leggings a flattering choice for your figure, you won't find jeggings flattering either.
Abject flattery and indiscriminate assentation degrade as much as indiscriminate contradiction and noisy debate disgust. Letters to his son on The Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman
It was a great honour, and I feel flattered to have been nominated.
Next day, thanks to his histrionic powers and his ingratiating address, he was promoted to the rank of "supernumerary captain's servant" -- a "post which," I give his words, "I flatter myself, was created for me alone, and furnished me with opportunities unequalled for a task in which one word malapropos would have been my destruction. Traffics and Discoveries
It was in vain to argue the tyranny of some husbands, when he could turn upon us the follies of some wives; and that wives and daughters were never more faulty, more undomestic, than at present; and when we were before a judge, who, though he could not be absolutely unpolite, would not flatter us, nor spare our foibles. Sir Charles Grandison
I did overpower him the way he flattered.
It's ugly, unflattering and boring. Times, Sunday Times
The howdah, or seat which the Prince occupied, was of silver, embossed and gilt, having behind a place for a confidential servant, who waved the great chowry, or cow-tail, to keep off the flies; but who could also occasionally perform the task of spokesman, being well versed in all terms of flattery and compliment. The Surgeon's Daughter
Peele's "Arraignment of Paris, a Pastorall" is a court drama in the style of Lilly, intended to flatter the Queen, "poor in action but all the richer in gallant phrases, provided with songs, one in Italian, and with all kinds of love scenes between shepherds and shepherdesses, nymphs and terrestrial gods"; the diction is interesting, because it shows revolt from the prevailing "euphuism," and therefore Peele must be given the praise of first opposing Lilly's affected style. The Critics Versus Shakspere A Brief for the Defendant
Peaked woollen caps - perky, but potentially as unflattering as beanies. Times, Sunday Times
But now the "massas" in the DNC want to put us back on the planation (back to ominous music, unflattering pictures of Hillary Clinton). Obama: Don't Be Confused, I'm Serious About Ending War
In autocratic states, one has to flatter only one person; in democratic states, one has to flatter the multitudes.
The backless gown was flattering; she was not a very voluptuous woman, but she was certainly not shapeless either.
Tockwith made it five from five when they beat Rufforth 3-0 though the score-line slightly flattered them.
This colorful boucle wool dress really flatters your nice figure.
Exclamation marks suggest a certain unflattering ingratiation, especially in letters written to strangers.
The couple spent most of their wedding night with the magazine's picture editor making sure no unflattering images made it on to the printed page.
There is certainly an element of self-flattery in this. Matthew Yglesias » One Man’s Pander
As the day wears on and temperatures spike, perspiration and oil create a sticky film, taking ‘dewy’ to an unflattering extreme.
At his side is a middle aged blonde woman, a bit on the frumpy side, dressed in a tan pants suit that doesn't flatter her.
You may think a text is too flattering but the feelings expressed are genuine. The Sun
You are less influenced by flattery and promises and disciplined enough to focus on the facts. The Sun
Effective erosion control is often achieved on flatter slopes by using a chisel plow, disk, or field cultivator instead of the moldboard plow.
Gloria Sáez's attractive costumes for the solo singers were designed to flatter the figure, with flowing velvet for the nobility and homespun for the commoners.
Robert Robinson, who is convalescing after an illness, is said to have been flattered the show was coming back and looking forward to watching it.
The silhouette of the dress is also flattering and very va-va-voom. Una LaMarche: Project Runway Episode 4 Recap: Cooter Couture
I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too.
She will now enjoy this year's party season as a trim size ten, not worrying about unflattering photos. The Sun
I am now standing outside Iona Abbey (although the island is much smaller and flatter than I remember, seemingly bleached of some of its character and wild aspects).
In my opinion, Callicles, there are such processes, and this is the sort of thing which I term flattery, whether concerned with the body or the soul, or whenever employed with a view to pleasure and without any consideration of good and evil. Gorgias
The unflattering signs of age on her face are emphasized, giving her visage that sense of gravitas associated with old men in old-master paintings.
Choose day dresses with a twist, like a retro print, and silhouettes that shape and flatter. The Sun
Becker used the unflattering term "self-righteous" to capture this idea and many times the expression of this is unflattering but it need not be as virtueless as that. Paul Pardi: Protesting Protestantism: Why Religion Must Continue To Change
I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too.
You are less influenced by flattery and promises and disciplined enough to focus on the facts. The Sun
Your hairdresser can suggest a flattering hairstyle - very short is usually best. The Sun
I felt the same way in high school and then in college my annoyance and dismay was transfered from the bad people to the people who sucked up to professors and reaped benefits not because they worked hard or were smart but only because they flattered the professor’s ego. More Honest Scrapping « Tales from the Reading Room
Soft, fluid fabrics will flatter your curves, but avoid frills and garish prints, as these will drown you.
A larger frame woman would be more flattered by muted plaid, and no one really looks terrific in a completely outsized plaid.
They had to often wear unflattering and unfeminine clothes.
Always wear high heels, they are much more flattering to one's legs," she said. WEB OF DREAMS
Despite the hammering, the scoreline flattered the home side who rode their luck in the first half. The Sun
Black is apparently out and colours like bright green are in - this despite the fact that emerald green and hunter green or pistachio green are unflattering to female skin.
Again, thank you all for the encouragement, the flattering reviews, and your unbeatable, unflagging enthusiasm.
Two of his daughters connive and flatter him, while his youngest, Cordelia, refuses to put her affection to such a test. Al Pacino Takes the Throne as ‘King Lear’ » MTV Movies Blog
Most inferiors flattered their superiors with an exception of Mr Park.
Poor Aethelred of Mercia gets a very unflattering portrayal, and probably has grounds for joining the Support Group for People Unfairly Maligned in Historical Fiction. Sword Song, by Bernard Cornwell. Book review
We flatter ourselves that we provide the best service in town.
This scoreline slightly flatters the winners as they only pulled away in the last ten minutes to win the game.
It proved as he anticipated, for Wakatta, who must have received a highly flattering account of us from Eiulo, was not satisfied until he had bestowed upon each one of us, Johnny included, similar tokens of his regard, Max rushing forward, with an air of "empressement," and taking the initiative, as he had promised. The Island Home
Choosing the right colour is also essential if you want to flatter your natural skin tone.
Some say that imitation is the highest form of flattery, but in the cut-throat arena of fashion, sorry, it's not.
Court Masque, which mixed dancing with speech, was heavily larded with flattery of the Royal patrons and was notable for spectacular scenic effects but with little in the way of characterisation.
It's flattering to know that other clubs have shown interest and seem to rate me.
Flattered by Gabriel's dreadful mistake, she accepted his beer.
Nicandra felt flattered and amused at the joke about being naughty, but did not comment on it.
He agreed to do it because it flattered his ego.
The skin tones are decidedly greenish, which is not particularly flattering.
Perry would always flatter Mrs. Mitchell by praising her cooking.
Flatters human resources inspector general who becomes second nature the grandson to cultivate, confuses by attractive Pei is not oneself, will keep them out invincibly directly.
As such persons were usually cringing and fawning, and looked for a reward, the word came to be used also to denote a fawner or flatterer. Barnes New Testament Notes
The club's penchant for flattering only to deceive is now way beyond a joke. Times, Sunday Times
The studio audiences are beyond reproach, courted and flattered. Times, Sunday Times
On the other, she was flattered by his interest in whether or not she had a boyfriend.
Hers, I thought, must be a curious soul, where in spite of a strong, natural tendency to estimate unduly advantages of wealth and station, the sardonic disdain of a fortuneless subordinate had wrought a deeper impression than could be imprinted by the most flattering assiduities of a prosperous The Professor, by Charlotte Bronte
The greater one's love for a person, the less room for flattery. The proof of true love is to be unsparing in criticism.
Lay the birds skin-side down on the griddle pan and use a pan lid or something heavy to press them flatter against the grill. Times, Sunday Times
What could be more flattering to a middle-aged woman than a portrait? Times, Sunday Times
And she allowed herself to be persuaded by cajoling flattery to do things no one else could have induced her to do. DISRAELI: A Personal History
Where theren is a flatterer there is also a fool.
Here imitation was sincere flattery. Times, Sunday Times
Does she think if she screams "Death Panels" it will deflect from the very unflattering Vanity Fair article about her? Palin gets tough on Obama's health care proposals
He has flattered to deceive in their opening three league games. The Sun
The love that drives him increasingly looks like something baser and less flattering--a kind of bewitchment he seems helpless against, though it comes from within. Archive 2009-08-16
a flattering color
What is it they say about imitation and flattery? The Sun
I remember that this loyal shoemaker was flattered to the skies, and (ominous sign, if he had understood it) feasted at the tables of some of the great. Letter 354
Our 'recessionista' version of this dress is available in two-toned chocolate brown and is miraculously flattering and sexy. Gossip Girl Fashion - Available Now!
The premolars, which are flatter than the canines, grind and mash food.
Grandbois: The last time I heard anything remotely flattering about Buckwaldo Mudthumper I was three feet deep in viscous sewage that had found its way into my garden apartment at the behest of one Mr. Juan Mandible Sick-Eyes and his uncompromising hoses. Daniel Grandbois' Lucky Unlucky Lucky Days
It's a question all education leaders, politicians, and the chattering classes have been busying themselves with since the release of Davis Guggenheim's searing (and unflattering) documentary. Steve Barr At Big Task Weekend: We're Close, But We're Still Just 'Cute'
The love of their country is with them only a mode of flattering its master; as soon as they think that master can no longer hear, they speak of everything with a frankness which is the more startling because those who listen to it become responsible.
As a picture of his undoubted ability, wit and charm, this is not flattering. Times, Sunday Times
He was not the sort of prince who adored flattery and adulation, public appearances and such.
Tolkien probably did not approve, thinking this mere flattery.
After losing 100 pounds and toning up, I couldn't wait to wear a tank top that showed off my sculpted arms and skirts that flattered my slimmer legs!
Acne's double-breasted jacket and M by Missoni's wide palazzo pants are great and more flattering than drop waists if – like me – you're a bit pear. In a bit of a flap: Lauren Laverne
As a card-carrying Shakespearean, I have called attention to the tiny detail of the temple-haunting martlet, but specialized knowledge is hardly required: in Goold's Macbeth we quickly sense the atmosphere of Stalinist Russia, with its pervasive paranoia, its inner circles of nervous, vulpine flatterers, its interrogation chambers and extorted confessions, its public rituals of adulation braided together with opportunism, fear, and hatred. In the Night Kitchen
Andrea told me that all her girl friends know the site, which really flattered me.
If she is pregnant, the dress really flatters her shape and I love the belt, at least from far away. Una LaMarche: Project Runway Episode 4 Recap: Cooter Couture
Wearing noise-cancelling headphones is not a flattering look, more of a metal detectorist one. Times, Sunday Times
This state of doubt in which I was plunged was not due, as I flattered myself for a time by supposing, to a sentiment which a man of fashion would not have felt and which, consequently, a writer, even if he belonged apart from his writership to the fashionable caste, ought to reproduce in order to be thoroughly ‘objective’ and to depict each class differently. The Guermantes Way
Never anything remotely close to condescending or evil, The Reader nevertheless suffers chiefly from a distasteful thematic overemphasis, though not far behind is the film's rather insistent self-flattery. Review Catch-Up: Doubt, Slumdog Millionaire, Defiance, The Wrestler, The Reader

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