How to Use flatten in a Sentence

flatten

verb

• 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.
• 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
• The blast would flatten buildings across a five-mile radius.
  — Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2022
• The hills fold and flatten, the sky widens, and the fields of brush and cattle ranches stretch outward.
  — Outside Online, 21 Mar. 2022
• After these summer spikes, many states would begin to see prices flatten or fall leading into the next year.
  — al, 11 Mar. 2022
• The deal includes a $25 million signing bonus spread over the next four years to flatten the salary-cap impact.
  — Dave Campbell, chicagotribune.com, 14 Mar. 2022
• Using tongs or your hands, mix until the mustard is evenly distributed, and then flatten into an even layer.
  — Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2022
• Shining from behind him, orange-amber sunlight appears to flatten an Alpine peak.
  — Steven Litt, cleveland, 20 Mar. 2022
• The Russian forces, however, still possess the air power and artillery cannons to flatten them.
  — Greg Jaffe and Meg Kelly, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Mar. 2022
• Now, the metal ferrule could be flattened, allowing for flat bristles that could create small, short, and dashing results on the canvas.
  — Nick Mafi, Architectural Digest, 27 Sep. 2024
• Back then, with rocky objects flying around everywhere, a new planet could easily have captured some, slung them around its middle, and let gravity flatten them.
  — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2022
• Soldiers dig trenches, tanks flatten vegetation, bombs scar landscapes and explosives ignite fires.
  — New York Times, 13 Apr. 2022
• Some of the strikes have come in densely populated areas, flattening residential buildings.
  — Simone McCarthy, CNN, 29 Sep. 2024
• By spinning in this intense way, Altair has become partially flattened, appearing sort of like an M&M—or an egg.
  — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
• Helene unleashed havoc late Thursday causing several power outages, flattening homes and overturning boats across the storm-weary region.
  — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2024
• 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
• Use the back of the spoon to flatten it into a round patty.
  — Vallery Lomas, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 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
• Remove the sheet and bang it on the cooktop or counter to flatten the cookies.
  — Sarah Carey, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2022
• Shoppers say the thick pile doesn't flatten out over time, too.
  — Lily Gray, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
• 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

Last Updated: 26 Oct 2024