flatter

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• Beyond the money, there is the art itself, much of which was created to flatter, perpetuate and justify power and privilege.

• There's now a more permissive race mode, too, and that retunes the onboard electronic systems that both flatter and protect the driver.

• So, if you read something that sounds suspiciously mommy shame-y, or otherwise conveniently flatters self-serving beliefs you already hold, take a few minutes to dig deeper.

• This person is considered attractive by many, so I should be flattered.

• At best you might be able to drag a foot behind yourself to reduce your velocity, but what you’re really waiting for are flatter sections of trail to dump speed.

• What was once a far more hierarchical, top-down, and force-fed relationship is much flatter and more voluntary.

• Americans may flatter themselves that they are governed more lightly than other advanced countries.

• Book three will have to contend with postmodern times—the end of history, and the birth of a greyer, flatter world.

• My suggestion to conservative writers: candidates for high office are already surrounded by people paid to flatter them.

• In recent years, Wall Street investors have managed to flatter themselves with talk of being “job creators” and “risk takers.”

• She seemed to imply that I was a modest soldier, and if there is a way to flatter a man it is to call him modest.