has deflated
- present perfect of deflate (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Today, the dream of goggle-wearing masses has deflated, and investment in the tech has dwindled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2019
An economic slowdown in China has deflated sales there.
From New York Times ● Feb. 18, 2019
Goodyear has deflated the last of its fabled fleet of blimps.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 14, 2017
A slowdown in the steel-heavy oil-and-gas industries combined with a boom in Chinese exports has deflated steel prices around the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2016
God, heaven, politics, philosophies, ambition, love—Mr. Darrow has deflated them time and again—charging from $1 to $2 a seat for the spectacle.
From A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago by Hecht, Ben
