deflating

Example Sentences

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She takes in more of his deflating stalling before saying to him, in English, “Dr. Kim, I love you.”

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

After that deflating breakup, she had decided to describe herself honestly on a dating app as “wordy, nerdy and kind of sturdy,” and not a lot of people responded, but one did, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The K-shaped economy just widened: AI is deflating its own supply chain.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

The penultimate track, “Paint by Numbers,” an acoustic ballad with a pretty melody, is a rare aesthetic change-up on the record, but its titular metaphor is ultimately deflating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

At Swanson’s home lab in Hawaii, the volcanoes K.lauea and Mauna Loa were like blisters, rising as magma swelled inside and then deflating once the fluid was released in an eruption.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone