Sentence examples for flattery in from inspiring English sources

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Flattery, in other words, is insidious, and cash may be the sweetest talker of all.

In other words, flattery in fashion doesn't debase the flatterer, it puffs him or her up.

She must have good fabrics, good lines and constructive flattery in her clothes".

There is flattery in imitation: we've created a format that has become very mainstream..

Imitation is often the most successful, if not the most sincere, form of flattery in the business world.

If imitation is flattery, in the new business of politics it can flatter a weak opposition to death.

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A part of you has to be dreadfully literal-minded (and impervious to self-flattery) in order to do the work of making good, clear sentences.

But if you're like me then be like me: once you go ahead and ask those questions, accept the answer you get. 7. If the question is a pushy one, like "Are we dating?" then the answer, if it's "No, we're not," will come in the form of a lot of elaborate backpedaling and grimacing and flattery, not in the form of just plain old "No".

So flattery kicked in.

Censorship involves a perverse form of flattery, and in many countries classical music has lost the power to provoke.

He starts with mere flattery, throws in a few "earnest" kisses and then thrusts five guineas into her hand.

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