swell up
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Looking through history, Subramanian found that when leverage increases, earnings volatility and the risk of corporate profits disappointing also swell up.
From Barron's • Dec. 4, 2025
Relative sea levels along the U.S. coast have already climbed about a foot and could swell up to six more by 2100 if greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels and methane are not significantly curbed.
From National Geographic • Feb. 9, 2024
That number is expected to swell up to 14 million by 2040 in what is being referred to as the Parkinson's pandemic.
From Science Daily • Sep. 29, 2023
"I said I had concerns with this 'concrete cancer' and if a roof leaks, the water will get into the aerated concrete and it will freeze, swell up and blow," he said.
From BBC • Sep. 15, 2023
He remembered how the water kept rising, how a terrible stink began to swell up out of the earth.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
