Explore Deflategate through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Deflategate in a sentence
Deflategate meaning
- A 2015 controversy around allegations of underinflated footballs in the 2014–15 NFL playoffs.
- A 2015 controversy around allegations that the rear tyres of winning racing driver Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes were below the recommended minimum pressure.
Using Deflategate
- The main meaning on this page is: A 2015 controversy around allegations of underinflated footballs in the 2014–15 NFL playoffs. | A 2015 controversy around allegations that the rear tyres of winning racing driver Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes were below the recommended minimum pressure.
- In the example corpus, deflategate often appears in combinations such as: spygate deflategate, deflategate suspension.
Context around Deflategate
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 4 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Deflategate
- In this selection, "deflategate" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, spygate, post, immediately, suspension, curse and cheating stand out and add context to how "deflategate" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a fixer deflategate future in and argue about deflategate all day. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "deflategate" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with deflategate
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Spygate Deflategate and now this. (5 words)
Pats fans remember, and the post-‘deflategate’ curse continues. (9 words)
Tylawspick6 – You’re absolutely correct when it comes to Deflategate. (10 words)
If Edelman continued to press the issue, it would have made him the second high-profile Patriots player to take the NFL to court after quarterback Tom Brady unsuccessfully tried to fight his four-game Deflategate suspension prior to the 2016 season. (42 words)
Tom Brady was issued a four-game suspension for the Deflategate drama before the 2015 season, successfully appealed and played the entire year, but then found himself suspended again when the NFL successfully appealed his appeal. (36 words)
That’s why, this Halloween, you and anyone else this Pats fan has been driving up the wall will go as Deflategate, also known as Tom Brady and a deflated football. (31 words)
Example sentences (14)
As you surely learned with “DeflateGate,” the complete lack of precedence or guilt won’t stop the NFL from enforcing unheard-of levels of discipline.
The last time the Bills won came in 2016, when Jacoby Brissett started in place of an injured Jimmy Garoppolo while Brady was serving his Deflategate suspension.
I gave them the benefit of the doubt before as I found spygate and deflategate to be laughable but here we are with new allegations.
Pats fans remember, and the post-‘deflategate’ curse continues.
Spygate Deflategate and now this.
That’s why, this Halloween, you and anyone else this Pats fan has been driving up the wall will go as Deflategate, also known as Tom Brady and a deflated football.
The entire franchise knew it had a target on its back, which is why many of us knew immediately Deflategate was made up.
Book claims Tom Brady could have avoided Deflategate suspension if he did.
If Edelman continued to press the issue, it would have made him the second high-profile Patriots player to take the NFL to court after quarterback Tom Brady unsuccessfully tried to fight his four-game Deflategate suspension prior to the 2016 season.
I guess class means spygate, deflategate, cheating, lying, whining and not shake the other teams hand after you lose in multiple superbowls.
That unnerving similarity doesn’t bode well for Brady’s (who is also a fixer: deflategate) future in NE.
Tom Brady was issued a four-game suspension for the Deflategate drama before the 2015 season, successfully appealed and played the entire year, but then found himself suspended again when the NFL successfully appealed his appeal.
Tylawspick6 – You’re absolutely correct when it comes to Deflategate.
We can argue about deflategate all day and I am pretty certain neither of us will change our minds.
Common combinations with deflategate
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: