Sentence examples for flattering speech from inspiring English sources
He attended my 70th birthday last year and made an embarrassing, flattering speech about me.
Less than a month later, while having her blood drawn at a hospital, Mrs. Astor was called out of the appointment and told to go to the Knickerbocker Club to deliver a flattering speech about her son, Anthony D. Marshall, the nurse, Pearline Noble, said in State Supreme Court in Manhattan.
"I will say that I thought it was one of his flatter speeches that he gave," said Rep. Lee Terry (R-Neb .. "He always kind of has that ability to get even R-Neb .cans to go, 'Rah rah!" I didn't feel that, really".
But after ending "Land of Hope and Dreams" on Thursday, he delivered a short farewell speech flattering the audience and then put a hand to his chin and mused: "Let me see, how can I say thanks?
Along the way company codirector Lillian Rose Barbeito and Matthew Rich (a master of ballet jumps) gave deliberately obnoxious speeches flattering the audience — each claiming Rosado as husband.
It was a very presidential speech, in other words – uplifting, a bit dull, flattering the national vanity.
Yes, it's flattering to be asked to give a commencement address, but that doesn't mean your remarks should amount to an acceptance speech.
Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin gave an energetic speech, strolling the stage with his sleeves rolled up and flattering the audience like a practiced caucus contender.
Unfortunately for Mr. McGreevey, his state of the township speech was scheduled the same day, and the comparison was not flattering.
