flattened
Example Sentences
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That night, a million hushed “sorry!’s” could be heard throughout the auditorium as hordes of alternatively inclined women — because there were mostly women — flattened themselves to move through their row.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
From the air, neighborhoods in Cali appeared flattened, with piles of grey rubble replacing entire blocks of homes and apartment buildings.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
His intentionally flattened stylings emphasize the shallow depth of these subjects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
We live saturated in opinion, reaction and digital noise, a culture that turns other people into content: flattened, accelerated, easy to dismiss.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
TimeStar’s face flattened; his brow became shadowy and frustrated.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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