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noun

blandishment

CEFR C2

a flattering or pleasing statement used to persuade

In a sentence

Six example sentences with blandishment, each labelled with its topic.

  • No amount of blandishment from the sales team moved the buyer, who kept pointing at the delivery delays.

    Business

  • The lobbyist opened with blandishments about the senator's brilliant record, then slid the amendment across the polished table.

    Politics

  • Every blandishment the tout offered about the hotel's ocean view dissolved when we saw the parking lot below.

    Travel

  • The novel's tempter works through blandishment, praising the young clerk's talents until he hands over the office keys.

    Literature

  • The investor's blandishments about the founder's vision preceded a term sheet that took half the company.

    Startups

  • Recruiters offered every blandishment about starting minutes and national television, but the player chose the school with the better lab.

    Basketball

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