flatten

Example Sentences

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The dough he had been poorly flattening to that point tore at a thin spot, splitting in half before it fell between the grates of the stovetop—straight onto the open flame.

From Literature

I flatten myself against the wall of the shed and try not to breathe.

From Literature

He steadied himself on the walls on either side, huffing and puffing and quite worried he was going to blow the house down, when, at last, the stairs flattened into a wide room.

From Literature

America’s shale industry was starting to become an afterthought—production had flattened and was expected to decline.

From Barron's

For days she has been waiting for rescue workers to dig through the flattened remains of what was once her daughter's flat in Resalat, a residential district in eastern Tehran.

From BBC