was deflating
- past progressive of deflate.
Example Sentences
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“It was deflating to see them score like that and running down the floor getting easy buckets,” Suns coach Monty Williams said.
From Washington Times ● May 12, 2023
It was deflating to watch the dancers give their all to exertions that hardly seemed worth the energy.
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2023
Through mid-May, the S&P 500 tumbled to seven straight losing weeks for its longest such streak since the dot-com bubble was deflating two decades ago.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2022
The news of the court ruling was deflating, but “honestly, it’s something that I’m used to — in a bad way — at this point,” Corrigan said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2022
It was deflating her of all energy to the point where she couldn't follow the characters or plot since the figures were now helter-skelter in the meaninglessness that was rife in her own mind.
From Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America by Sills, Steven (Steven David Justin)
