balloon

Example Sentences

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By the end of June, the deficit could balloon to 900 million barrels.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

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

I will remember forever some of what happened when a balloon that had caught under a bush jiggled loose and floated up into her nose out of nowhere.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen