deflating

Example Sentences

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Talkers, 2,172 of them, fill every stateroom on the cruise ship, American Fantasy, as it sets out on a four-day journey—“Miami, Bahamas, Miami, a small loop in the shape of a deflating balloon.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The Lakers’ latest deflating loss could have used Doncic’s energy,his showmanship, his fire.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

Stocks behaved similarly after 9/11 — although that happened to coincide with a deflating technology bubble.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

Yet deflating may be the better analogy—especially when it comes to valuations.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

The storm siren wound down, like a balloon deflating on a slow leak.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake