‘His battery went flat just before the cars were due to go on to the grid and he was forced to start from the pitlane.’

‘It turned out not to be a straight case of a flat battery.’

‘a flat shade of grey’

‘Francis Towne was a landscape painter whose idiosyncratic style relied on economic and careful pen outlines and flat muted washes of colour.’

‘the request was met with a flat refusal’

‘Firstly, a flat rebuttal of another's opinion is not in itself a statement of fact, simply a disagreement in terms.’

‘a flat fare of £2.50’

‘Future revenue would be harvested from a single-rate flat tax on wages or, better still, a stiff sales tax on consumption.’

‘Without moving up or down the fingerboard more than one fret, you should be able to pick out each successive sharp or flat key and play that Major scale.’

‘As with the sharp key signatures, there is an easy way to determine the key of a particular flat key signature.’

‘E flat’

‘Arranged for trumpet sextet and a continuo instrument (bassoon or euphonium are suggested), this piece can be performed in B-flat, C or D.’

‘his sense of intoxication wore off until he felt flat and weary’

‘His voice was still slightly flat though Elizabeth could tell he really did like Sam.’

‘I have some flat negatives that really need a tonal boost.’

‘This photograph was flat, with very little contrast and some noticeable scratches, dust spots, pen marks and other discolorations.’

‘she sipped some of the flat champagne’

‘Melvin waved hello to her, as he sat at the table with Bill, eating cold pizza and drinking flat soda.’

‘Lights from a large cargo ship reflected on the flat, still water.’

‘The water was flat calm, about a foot deep with a very soft bottom.’

‘thirty-five acres of flat countryside’

‘He was standing on a flat desert plain under white clouds and blue sky.’

‘The beginning of her song was flat and she is singing to low for her voice range so she's straining.’

‘I thought the performance was great but the singing was flat.’

‘Although flat shoes are better for your feet because they reduce the risk of lateral ankle sprains, they also bring their own problems.’

‘While you can get away with flat shoes during summer, opt for a slight heel for the colder months.’

‘There is nothing you can do about a flat tyre but as a team we have very few mechanical problems as everything is checked thoroughly.’

‘He was picked up because he was driving with a flat tyre.’

‘the UK housing market was flat’

‘Its sales were relatively flat in 2001, due in part to lower gasoline prices affecting its stores with fuel pumps.’

‘a flat rectangular box’

‘a flat cap’

‘he sat down on a flat rock’

‘trim the surface of the cake to make it completely flat’

‘‘I'm sorry,’ he said, in a flat voice’

‘That description was far too flat and emotionless and pain-free.’

‘the flat roof of a garage’

‘The flat roofs that leak need to be replaced, as do the heating system and the windows.’

‘the Flat season’

‘The horse has not yet raced this Flat turf season as she awaits suitably fast ground but it seems the time is now fast approaching.’

‘it wasn't a question of singing flat, but of simply singing the wrong notes’

‘If you have to hit a high note or you hear yourself singing flat, raise your arms a little higher and smile.’

‘I thought you'd turn me down flat’

‘Myers was flat broke’

‘he was lying flat on his back’

‘she had been knocked flat by the blast’

‘his black curly hair was blown flat across his skull’

‘The New Orleans artist installed her work flat against the wall.’

‘I hammered the metal flat’

‘Press crumb mixture into the bottom of an 8-inch springform pan, using waxed paper to press crumbs flat.’

‘you can prepare a healthy meal in ten minutes flat’

‘Soon I could knock off a set in about 20 minutes flat, including cleaning up.’

‘I've got a flat—there were nails under the wheel’

‘As far as repairing a flat on the road, we haven't yet finalized how riders will be able to achieve this.’

‘His scale organizes the notes into octaves, with sharps and flats in between.’

‘The flats and sharps are placed on the printed page accordingly.’

‘a block of flats’

‘The building of flats and apartments alone will not solve the city's housing issue.’

‘To maintain moisture, slip the whole flat or pot into a clear plastic bag after the initial watering.’

‘The soil was watered daily and the flats monitored weekly for germinated seeds until 1 June 1993.’

‘she wore a white strapless dress and a pair of electric blue flats’

‘Flats are great with a mini skirt or dress but when it comes to heels, the higher the better!’

‘the shingle flats of the lake’

‘The workers had begun to remove the supports about her hull in order to free the cradle that held her and begin dragging her onto the tide flats.’

‘The second Act seemed to be set in a corridor-as-waiting-room typical of many hospitals I have visited, but with the rear wall being a flat of painted forest.’

‘You open and close the curtain, set up the flats and backdrops, and check to make sure that everything is going right backstage.’

‘On the Flat at Lingfield, Lady Bear has what could be her final career start, in the Littlewoods Bet Direct Fleur De Lys Stakes.’

‘The mere fact that the racing on a Wednesday in the middle of January can be 75% on the Flat shows how sharply the structure of racing has changed in recent years.’

‘she placed the flat of her hand over her glass’

‘I lashed out and caught the side of his helmet with the flat of my blade.’

‘Zoë flats in Auckland’

‘Not a person you'd accuse of indecision, she grew up in Mayfield and when she came to Christchurch in 1955 flatted at the YWCA hostel with another Mid-Canterbury girl destined to achieve in sport - Val Young.’

‘‘blue’ harmony emphasizing the flatted third and seventh’

‘There is a lot of ‘bent pitch’ - momentary flatting or sharping of the main pitch - in these performances.’

‘flat the loaves down’

‘Now that the main design was completed it was time to add several coats of clear so I could flat them down and get rid of any raised edges.’