flatten out
Example Sentences
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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
The Mortgage Bankers Association earlier this week said it expects home price gains to flatten out in 2026 as mortgage rates remain above 6% and more homes hit the market.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2025
A Lord's pitch which had proved tricky for batters in the first two days - especially in the face of some truly top-class bowling - began to flatten out.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2025
He complained of swelling and stiffness from sleeping scrunched up in his car, unable to flatten out — the same problem David Mays described.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2023
We flatten out the dough with rolling pins and press these flavorings into it.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
