balloon

Example Sentences

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This allows events to balloon beyond our comprehension, and may be preventing us from stopping this insanity.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

I had started going through menopause, so in the first or second season, I kind of blew up like a little balloon.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

That trial balloon seems to have been shot down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

The reasoning: Rising gross margins often show a company has pricing power with its customers, but it also gives a company wiggle room to boost its operating margin as long as other costs don’t balloon.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

When I check my phone before bed, I see Mrs. Fischer posted a comment with a ton of balloon and smiley emojis to my Instagram of the warden’s press release.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz