How to Use inflate in a Sentence
inflate
verb
- We used a pump to inflate the raft.
- Rapid economic growth may cause prices to inflate.
- Economists warn that rapid economic growth could inflate prices.
- Increased competition has inflated salaries among professional athletes.
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They're shipped to you flat and come with a straw to inflate and string to hang.
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Mariah Thomas,
Good Housekeeping,
13 Oct. 2022
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The whole thing is easy to set up—inflate, fill, and add your ice.
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Brigitt Earley,
Glamour,
4 Mar. 2024
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That could mean inflated prices at the top of the market.
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Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
25 July 2023
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But the price of other goods has kept inflating over the past year.
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Zachary Halaschak,
Washington Examiner,
12 July 2023
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The smoothest way to do that is to inflate the price of real estate and the stock market.
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Clem Chambers,
Forbes,
25 Jan. 2022
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If your tortilla doesn’t inflate, the culprit might be a small tear in the seam.
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Haneen J. Iqbal,
Bon Appétit,
2 Feb. 2023
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Second, the bones are large and look like they’ve been inflated.
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Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
2 Aug. 2023
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That’s what chefs are forced to choose between as food prices inflate.
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Gwendolyn Wu,
San Francisco Chronicle,
29 Nov. 2021
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The above-ground pool inflates in 30 minutes and can hold eight or more people.
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Veronica Graham,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 June 2023
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Do not inflate your tires to the pressure listed on the tire itself.
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Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com,
al,
20 Dec. 2022
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But its payout growth will inflate the yield on a buy made today.
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Brett Owens,
Forbes,
29 Sep. 2021
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At this point, lift up the skimmer so the tortilla can inflate like a balloon.
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Haneen J. Iqbal,
Bon Appétit,
2 Feb. 2023
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Aikens flipped a switch, rerouting the exhaust to inflate the gargantuan tires, and the Sherp rolled to the edge of the river.
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Josh Condon,
Robb Report,
6 Aug. 2022
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This style is inflated in two breaths and it can be folded up and packed away when not in use.
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Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2024
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The nearest vessel was 60 minutes away, and the men inflated the lifeboat.
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Tomas Weber,
Rolling Stone,
18 May 2024
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Adding four programs of any kind is solely to inflate the value of what is left.
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Jeremy Cluff,
The Arizona Republic,
13 Feb. 2023
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The ewe brought a bowl of milk, while the lion painted a large balloon, filled it with four seeds of wheat, and inflated it.
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Caren Schnur Neile,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2023
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Mild cases may have been missed, inflating the death rate.
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Sam Ogozalek,
Orlando Sentinel,
23 June 2024
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Just inflate the screen via its quiet air blower that'll keep your screen up throughout the evening.
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Sanah Faroke,
PEOPLE.com,
4 Feb. 2022
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McKeon has a good chance to further inflate her medal haul.
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Paul Newberry,
ajc,
31 July 2021
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If so, the study results could inflate the role of stress in developing long Covid.
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Aria Bendix,
NBC News,
7 Sep. 2022
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Airbags, which inflate forcefully in the event of a crash, can injure small children.
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Peter Valdes-Dapena,
CNN,
4 Apr. 2023
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The proteins in the flour, when combined with water, bond and cross-link to form the gluten network that will give the bread structure and inflate as the dough proofs and bakes.
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Washington Post,
19 June 2021
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Plenty of parks inflate homers more, none come close on doubles.
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Tony Blengino,
Forbes,
1 June 2022
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He’s scored a goal in nine of those games — so this isn’t a situation where his stats are inflated.
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Rob Rossi,
The Athletic,
28 Dec. 2024
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That trophy inflated expectations for The Room Next Door above what was reasonable, though as the euthanasia melodrama rolls into theaters this weekend, the hype has cooled.
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Nate Jones,
Vulture,
21 Dec. 2024
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