deflated

Example Sentences

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Egos will be deflated where necessary, lessons learned.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 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

However, the mood was deflated somewhat after Iranian media said there had been no talks between Tehran and Washington.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Plastic bags floating like jellyfish, and a deflated birthday balloon—one of the shiny metallic ones—lifted and zipped through the air like happy shrapnel.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds