deflated

Example Sentences

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Egos will be deflated where necessary, lessons learned.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

She paused, smiling, “So to go from being absolutely deflated to ‘Wow, it’s really fun to win an Oscar’ was wild.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

The chocolate giant is navigating GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, deflated consumer sentiment, and a roller-coaster cocoa market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

On the teenager's return to Rhyl, she described Child B as looking like "a shell", adding she was "totally deflated".

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Cushions lay deflated, feathers oozing from slashes in their sides; fragments of glass and china lay like powder over everything.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling