deflated
Example Sentences
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At 10:17 p.m., an officer threw another spike strip under the SUV, which successfully deflated at least one rear tire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Social media cut a different pattern, in which individual companies deflated even as the entire market grew.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
“But I’m just finishing up,” Dan protested, now deflated.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
When the skin has collapsed into your palm like a deflated balloon, you lift the box grater and discover an almost implausible amount of ruby pulp underneath it.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
I can’t lie—I felt a little deflated when she said that, like cake cooked at the wrong temperature.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
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