flatten

Example Sentences

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She said they were unable to safely drink the flood water because they could be swept away and their main food source, worms, have been flattened or dried out by the rain.

From BBC

While the number of air passengers flying into nearby airports during ski season continued to rise at Vail, Aspen and Jackson Hole following the pandemic, they had flattened in Telluride.

From The Wall Street Journal

The reality, oilwise, is that output there is huge but flattening, and big operators are focused on cash flow, not growth.

From Barron's

"If you think about taking a bowl of pizza dough and setting it spinning above your head, it flattens out," she explained.

From BBC

In the name of curiosity, people knocked down fences, flattened peppermint beds, even climbed in David’s windows.

From Literature