How to Use flatten in a Sentence

flatten

verb
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  • The team got flattened in the first round of the play-offs.
  • The boxer was flattened in the seventh round.
  • Dozens of houses were flattened by the tornado.
  • Prices are expected to flatten after the holiday shopping season.
  • It was picked up and thrown across the yard and flattened.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN, 13 July 2024
  • This style of the jeans helps to both cinch the waist and flatten the stomach.
    — Erika Reals, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The first step was to flatten out the space in his pictures.
    — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2022
  • The tool helped flatten their learning curve, the study found.
    — Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 25 Apr. 2023
  • To store, flatten the bags and place them in a plastic bag or box.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2021
  • Use the back of the spoon to flatten it into a round patty.
    — Vallery Lomas, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2022
  • To do what is necessary to stop the spike, to flatten the curve, to save lives.
    — Joe Sonka, The Courier-Journal, 4 Sep. 2021
  • Then with a damp finger, flatten the apex and any points.
    — Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 27 Apr. 2021
  • With a rolling pin, roll over the disk to flatten it to about 1 1/2 inches thick.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2021
  • Trim the crusts off the bread slices and use a rolling pin to flatten each slice into a square.
    — Lynne Sherwin, cleveland, 8 Apr. 2022
  • Rock your rolling pin back and forth over the parchment to flatten the dough.
    — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 8 Dec. 2023
  • That’s kinda the main goal, to flatten out the swing a little bit.
    — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2024
  • Flattening Lay the bar across the anvil's width to flatten its end.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 4 Apr. 2023
  • With the back of a spoon, flatten each caramel into 3/4-inch-wide disk.
    — Taylor Murray, Good Housekeeping, 29 July 2021
  • Set a ball of dough on the sheet, in the center of the press, and flatten the ball slightly with your fingers.
    — Lisa Zwirn, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Mar. 2021
  • Remove the sheet and bang it on the cooktop or counter to flatten the cookies.
    — Sarah Carey, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2022
  • The many twisters flattened homes, tore off roofs and sent boats and cars flying.
    — Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
  • The hills fold and flatten, the sky widens, and the fields of brush and cattle ranches stretch outward.
    — Outside Online, 21 Mar. 2022
  • Shoppers say the thick pile doesn't flatten out over time, too.
    — Lily Gray, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Then flatten hair against the skin by firmly rolling the brush’s handle over the brows from roots to tips.
    — Amber Kallor, WSJ, 21 May 2021
  • Just unfold the rug and smooth it out, and the creases will flatten within about a week.
    — Lauren Taylor, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2023
  • If the bread is curled at the edges, put a sheet pan over it and press it down gently to flatten it just a bit.
    — Ann Maloney, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Shape the dough into a ball and then flatten into a disc.
    — Time, 12 Aug. 2021
  • The other video shows door handles flattened against the body of the car, likely to aid in aero to boost EV range.
    — Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Over 800-square-miles of forest was flattened by the resulting force, or over twice the area of New York City.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
  • One of the more unfortunate things about discussing anything online this deep in the Internet Age is that everything gets flattened.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2025

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