Sentence examples for come flat from inspiring English sources

The phrase "come flat" is not a commonly used expression in written English.
It is most likely a mistake or a misinterpretation of another phrase. One possible context where "come flat" could make sense is in a sports game, where a commentator might say "the player's shot came flat, barely making it over the net." However, even in this situation, it would sound more natural to say "the player's shot came in flat" or "the player hit a flat shot." Example: The party was starting to come flat when the DJ's equipment malfunctioned, but luckily he was able to quickly fix it and get the energy back up.

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Neither does Mr. Oney come flat out and say who killed Mary.

Reversible leather and felt bowls (on table), called Plyfold, come flat and snap into shape.

Similar to Ikea furniture, the 3D printers like the £700 Velleman K8200 come flat packed and require construction before they can be used, with 1kg of the plastic printing material costing £30.

I'll come flat out and say it - this is one strange attraction, showcasing a very idiosyncratic personality.

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They don't come flat-packed from Ikea.

The three-year-old London-based travel guide series doesn't look like anything else the issues come flat-bound like literary quarterlies or, at $450 a year for ten issues, cost like anything else.

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It comes flat, disc-shaped.

The Riki stool comes flat, in 14 pieces, and must be assembled by the user.

Out went the old furniture and bland paint schemes and in came flat screen TVs and marble countertops.

This week's prize is a copy of Timeform's Horses To Follow for the coming Flat season.

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