air out
Example Sentences
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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
In the short run, the big increase in the trade deficit in the final two months of 2025 is likely to squeeze some air out of gross domestic product for the fourth quarter.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026
"We'll take the air out of the balloon right away, if we feel like anything's bubbling up, but we've not seen any of it."
From BBC • Aug. 6, 2025
There are no ghosts crowded in here with me, making me scribble things on toilet paper and eat them or trying to steal the air out of my lungs.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
