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Six example sentences with deflate, each labelled with its topic.
Leave the ball in a cold garage all winter and it will deflate enough to thud instead of bounce.
Basketball
Riders deflate their tires slightly before a gravel race so the rubber can spread over loose stones.
Fitness
The rover's landing bags deflate within minutes of touchdown, folding flat so the vehicle can drive off them.
Technology
We deflate the kayak at the end of each trip and roll it into a bag the size of a suitcase.
Travel
A souffle will deflate within minutes of leaving the oven, so the waiters carry it straight to the table.
Cooking
The balloon deflates slowly overnight because helium atoms are small enough to slip through the rubber skin.
Science
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