air out

Example Sentences

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Like squeezing a sponge, the descending motion dries the air out and when you add in the fact the air is compressed, this also adds to the air heating up.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

I wanted to scream but I just stood there frozen, unable to breathe, like someone had cracked open my chest and scooped the air out.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Colbert refused to see himself as a martyr and began his acceptance by letting a bit of the air out of the award, named after a blacklisted journalist.

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2026

“Founders and investors have the ability to weaponize a startup’s balance sheet and make these huge investments at huge valuations to try to anoint a winner and suck all the air out of the room.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

After that we prime the pump to get all the air out, our eyes meeting as we wait for the formula to make its way down the tube.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott