flatten

Example Sentences

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Kupp scored the winning touchdown with less than two minutes remaining -- just moments after he had been flattened by a brutal helmet-to-helmet hit.

From Barron's

But if the labor market falters in a way that raises expectations for weaker economic growth and softer inflation, this could flatten the curve around the time the Fed starts cutting rates.

From MarketWatch

Under the sole of his shoe, he felt the crunch-squish of a flattened M&M.

From Literature

I flattened a clump of tall grass and sat myself down, patting the ground next to me.

From Literature

What it says about America: Genres were dissolving and the internet was flattening the musical landscape into a shared monoculture.

From The Wall Street Journal