Example sentences for: flattered

How can you use “flattered” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • "I'm extremely flattered by the speculation," but a worthier candidate will certainly come along" (Bauer).

  • Flattered, Spock was also flustered to discover just how dependent on his advice his fans had become.

  • By publicly sacrificing The Avengers , a sure flop in any case, studio executives flattered the critics by pretending to be deeply afraid of them.

  • I suspect that American and British readers with some claim to international sophistication are flattered by the assumption of some ad writers and authors that a little French will not be Greek to them.

  • Clinton's enemies flattered him in the most sincere way--imitation--by exploiting the ambiguity of the ambiguity thesis.


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