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How can you use “deflate” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

He liked to deflate solemnity with silliness.
One answer is: nothing . The history of central bank attempts to deflate overvalued stock prices is not encouraging.
USAT predicts that the market would deflate if the Fed hints it might raise interest rates again this year.
Since both dominate exploration in Alaska, federal and state officials are worried that a merger might deflate competition and raise prices in the area.
Participants were invited to deflate the AFI's Greatest Legends List of movie stars by devising a brief plot summary of a movie in which any equally ranked pair--for instance Charlie Chaplin and Joan Crawford are both rated No.