deflated

Example Sentences

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Hilton responded with a quip that quickly deflated the attack.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Elsewhere, steel structures appear variously deflated, vacuum-sealed, flopped, melted and wrinkled.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 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

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

Miig put his hand on my shoulder and I deflated, but only just a bit.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline