flatten

Example Sentences

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“We’re just seeing this trend flatten out,” Berner said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

But she believes accent stereotypes can flatten a very rich linguistic landscape such as the one in Wales.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

But that doesn’t necessarily flatten one more than the other.

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2026

BOISE, Idaho—Each afternoon at around 4:30, the earth here shakes from a series of controlled explosions, as engineers blast through basalt bedrock to flatten out the ground underneath a gigantic new semiconductor factory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

She threw herself backward against the elevator’s side wall, standing on tiptoe and trying to flatten herself so they couldn’t see her.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld