How to Use inflate in a Sentence

inflate

verb
Definition of inflatenext
Synonyms for inflatenext
  • Economists warn that rapid economic growth could inflate prices.
  • Increased competition has inflated salaries among professional athletes.
  • Write the activity on a piece of paper, stick it in a balloon, inflate it and write an hour on the outside in marker.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The group ogled the glassy expanse of water and the snowcapped mountains beyond, and then got to inflating the kayaks, which slowly wheezed to life.
    — Meg Bernhard, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Put systems in place to ensure accountability and people won’t be tempted to inflate their skillset.
    — Punit Dhillon, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The Splashin' Kids tummy time water mat easily inflates to full size, but when not in use, the mat deflates and folds away.
    — Maya Polton, Parents, 6 Apr. 2024
  • The wing, which starts as a pile of fabric, slowly unfurls as a small air compressor inflates the double-sided material.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Prices for materials and heavy equipment have been inflated because of the weak yen and Russia’s war against Ukraine.
    — Takashi Mochizuki, Fortune Asia, 15 Apr. 2024
  • The pillows ship vacuum-sealed, so give them 24 hours to inflate after unboxing before sleeping on them.
    — Gabriela Izquierdo, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Politicians and sales reps will optimize and inflate training data to make their AI an unrealistic version of themselves.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 16 July 2024
  • Vehicle airbags inflate with explosive force in a crash, and, in some of these vehicles, the round Nissan logo or pieces from it can become dangerous projectiles.
    — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 15 Feb. 2023
  • However, Harford Tech found lightning in a bottle in the third, inflating its lead to 32-22 before the fourth quarter.
    — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2023
  • While Biden claims $3 trillion in deficit reduction, this is measured against a baseline that was already inflated by the first two years of extravagant Biden spending.
    — The Editors, National Review, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 made things worse by inflating prices for the energy and grains the world depends on.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 25 July 2024
  • The whole thing is easy to set up—inflate, fill, and add your ice.
    — Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 4 Mar. 2024
  • That could mean inflated prices at the top of the market.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2023
  • But the price of other goods has kept inflating over the past year.
    — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 12 July 2023
  • Second, the bones are large and look like they’ve been inflated.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The above-ground pool inflates in 30 minutes and can hold eight or more people.
    — Veronica Graham, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2023
  • The nearest vessel was 60 minutes away, and the men inflated the lifeboat.
    — Tomas Weber, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
  • The ewe brought a bowl of milk, while the lion painted a large balloon, filled it with four seeds of wheat, and inflated it.
    — Caren Schnur Neile, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Mild cases may have been missed, inflating the death rate.
    — Sam Ogozalek, Orlando Sentinel, 23 June 2024
  • Airbags, which inflate forcefully in the event of a crash, can injure small children.
    — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Setup: The pump inflates the whole mattress in about two minutes.
    — Sabrina Rojas Weiss, Parents, 11 July 2023
  • Of course, there’s a good chance bottles might start to show up on the secondary market, but no telling how much the price will be inflated.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2023
  • In the case a tear does happen, there are multiple air chambers to still keep the kayak inflated.
    — Courtney Campbell, goodhousekeeping.com, 12 May 2023
  • Setting up the paddle board is simple and takes about six minutes to inflate.
    — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Old Navy and Boohoo reached settlements in the last two years for falsely inflating prices.
    — Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
  • But to inflate that reality is a choice, and the choice has consequences.
    — Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
  • The tube is easy to inflate, with a clever soft ruler to indicate optimum fullness.
    — Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2023

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