How do you use Flatlining in a sentence? See 9 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Flatlining meaning
present participle and gerund of flatline
Using Flatlining
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of flatline
Context around Flatlining
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Flatlining
- In this selection, "flatlining" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, once, revenues, term, living, economy and campaign stand out and add context to how "flatlining" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a flatlining economy reduces and a once flatlining campaign. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "flatlining" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with flatlining
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
As in, when you’re flatlining it’s hard for things to get much worse. (15 words)
Gibson heard the term " flatlining " in a bar around twenty years before writing Neuromancer and it stuck with him. (19 words)
Since then, though, the unheralded Wellington outfit has found a groove – winning four straight to revive a once flatlining campaign. (20 words)
They provide a unique window into how Facebook's senior leaders privately discussed strategy and competition at a period of intense growth for the company, which has since been bogged down by numerous scandals and flatlining user numbers in key markets. (41 words)
Finance minister Carole James says monitoring a number of housing indicators will be key over the next year with property transfer tax revenues flatlining and new housing starts forecast to drop by a third. (34 words)
The pick-up in the headline rate of wage growth to the symbolic 4pc level—the highest rate since 2008—has not been accompanied by improvement in productivity, which still is flatlining. (32 words)
Example sentences (9)
Add in flatlining living standards and it is not hard to see why graduates are staying radicalised into their 30s and 40s.
A flatlining economy reduces the government’s revenue streams, and the reduction of these streams has had to be countered by increased taxation.
Following a simple red ribbon from the middle of the bed to the floor, it led to a heart monitor, which was flatlining.
Since then, though, the unheralded Wellington outfit has found a groove – winning four straight to revive a once flatlining campaign.
Finance minister Carole James says monitoring a number of housing indicators will be key over the next year with property transfer tax revenues flatlining and new housing starts forecast to drop by a third.
The pick-up in the headline rate of wage growth to the symbolic 4pc level—the highest rate since 2008—has not been accompanied by improvement in productivity, which still is flatlining.
As in, when you’re flatlining it’s hard for things to get much worse.
They provide a unique window into how Facebook's senior leaders privately discussed strategy and competition at a period of intense growth for the company, which has since been bogged down by numerous scandals and flatlining user numbers in key markets.
Gibson heard the term " flatlining " in a bar around twenty years before writing Neuromancer and it stuck with him.