snowball
Example Sentences
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Now, Delta is trying to shore up operations as it heads into the busy summer travel season, when problems can snowball into meltdowns for carriers and passengers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
“I’m not saying there won’t be problems, but the problems won’t cascade and snowball into a bigger problem,” Blankfein said.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026
“It was like losing the worst snowball fight of your life.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
The suit was filed on behalf of a Costco member in the state, Matthew Stockov, and seeks class-action status, meaning it has the potential to snowball into something bigger.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
But as my luck in life seemed only to snowball from there, I thought more about the twenty or so kids who’d been marooned in that classroom, stuck with an uncaring and unmotivated teacher.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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