flatten

Example Sentences

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Mr. Talty presents characters worthy of our interest, but he tends to flatten them into stock types.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

It is also encouraging to see the long-term 200-week simple moving average beginning to flatten, a potential sign that the broader downtrend is stabilizing.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

We're here to find out what version of Fury we're going to see - the fleet-footed mover, or someone who has made a conscious decision to flatten his feet and rely more on upper-body movement.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

But in the push to legalize same-sex marriage, advocates tended to flatten the experiences and family structures of queer people to make it palatable to the American public.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Kuda handed Trashman a bottle cap, and he began to flatten it with his teeth.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer