noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
sincerest
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But if imitation is the sincerest form of flattery , O'Neill knows it is no guarantee of success.
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But if imitation is the sincerest form of flattery , then Anonymous 4 must be blushing all over.
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If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery , what should we make of a band like the Replicants?
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I'll choose the best person for the job, so flattery will get you nowhere.
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She used a mixture of persuasion and flattery to get what she wanted.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Adults do not need to be rewarded by implausible flattery .
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The President, once contemptuous of flattery , now submitted to it; enjoyed it, even.
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The skirt did not reach her calves at the ideal point for flattery .
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Tolkien probably did not approve, thinking this mere flattery .
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We may succumb to flattery because it makes us feel good.