go flat

Example Sentences

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An audio reader daren’t go flat, for fear of droning on and boring the listener, but as this audiobook shows, excessive buoyancy also carries a risk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Supposedly the pinnacle of motor sport, yet the drivers can't go flat out.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

“You just have to go flat out and then hope that you’re not gonna fall over. … But it’s good fun.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024

But even when a tire does go flat, Tal said, “the most common behavior today is calling AAA and sitting in your car and playing on your phone.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2023

He bent down at the foot of the bed, and I felt the head of the bed go flat.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok