deflate
Example Sentences
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Kramer warns that if the team doesn’t deflate fast enough, the next balloon in the lineup “will just walk right over the top of us.”
Saudi Arabia is also pulling back on its government spending, with deflated oil prices forcing it to downsize many of its gigaprojects, Callen added.
From Los Angeles Times
"I just felt so deflated and so heartbroken," she said.
From BBC
“It feels impossible to ignore this difficult and deflating inflection point when it comes to Israel right now,” she said.
From Seattle Times
The ambulance’s tires deflated when the man tried to cross the bridge.
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
