deflate
Example Sentences
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In the 1990s, Canadian economist Patrick Grady deflated support for independence with calculations showing that by leaving, “Quebec would be much harder hit than the rest of Canada.”
When she slams the window shut and tugs the curtains back together, my body deflates.
From Literature
When she sighed, she deflated like a party balloon.
From Literature
Nepal's players completed a lap of honour in front of their deflated supporters at the end.
From BBC
Figueroa, 29, lived up to his moniker, 'Heartbreaker', on a deflating and sorrowful night for 'Wrecking' Ball and the Liverpool crowd.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
