deflated

Example Sentences

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Hilton responded with a quip that quickly deflated the attack.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Egos will be deflated where necessary, lessons learned.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

The chocolate giant is navigating GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, deflated consumer sentiment, and a roller-coaster cocoa market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

On the teenager's return to Rhyl, she described Child B as looking like "a shell", adding she was "totally deflated".

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Now he was tallow-colored and as deflated as a pricked bladder.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes