snowball

Example Sentences

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The risk, they say, is that the agents will act using bad data, creating problems that have the potential to snowball within a user’s computer system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 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

In little pits where the sun couldn’t reach there was still some gravelly snow left, but not enough to make a snowball.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell