flat

Example Sentences

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Ironing boards, before her invention, were flat boards laid across a table or chairs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Jurors heard that Abbott's body was found at her flat on the afternoon of 13 June.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

He’s started calling customers with whom he had flat rates to renegotiate prices.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Energy stocks fell after a U.S.-Iran cease-fire, while oil services shares remained flat, anticipating post-conflict repairs.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

We stopped in a small clearing, in front of an old, abandoned outhouse, weathered to the color of ashes and looking like a gust of wind would knock it flat.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney