deflating

Example Sentences

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The Lakers’ latest deflating loss could have used Doncic’s energy,his showmanship, his fire.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

She takes in more of his deflating stalling before saying to him, in English, “Dr. Kim, I love you.”

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

The penultimate track, “Paint by Numbers,” an acoustic ballad with a pretty melody, is a rare aesthetic change-up on the record, but its titular metaphor is ultimately deflating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Stocks behaved similarly after 9/11 — although that happened to coincide with a deflating technology bubble.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

Octavia’s light evergreen skin, which now hangs too loosely, as if her body were a slowly deflating balloon.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins