flattened

Example Sentences

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Flattened figures were arranged around central disks — a motif representing the traditional frame drum in Inuit dances.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2022

Flattened homes are now buried in heaps of their own debris - toys, shoes and an unfinished Christmas card are lying amongst the twisted metal sheeting and shredded trees.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2021

One recipe that stood out to me in particular was Julia Moskin's Flattened Chicken Thighs with Roasted Lemon Slices, which you wrote is essentially a reinvention of a classic chicken under a brick.

From Salon • Nov. 20, 2021

Flattened ears and a slight twitching of the tail can signal that they have had their fill.

From Scientific American • Oct. 5, 2018

Flattened out, driven backward for miles, the buffeted waters were pressed, leaving exposed bare ground and broken rock where once had been the ocean's busy floor.

From Triplanetary by Smith, E. E. (Edward Elmer)