balloon

Example Sentences

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Here the effect is more like popping a balloon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“We encourage homeowners to make partial payments whenever possible to avoid a balloon payment on June 30, 2030,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Before it had just been one big, bouncy blue and orange Macy’s balloon, streetwise New York City behaving like some bucolic basketball Mayberry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

A description says it happened over Lake Huron in February 2023, around the time that a Chinese surveillance balloon traversed the United States, spurring increased scrutiny of UFOs.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

“Where the balloon is, it’s three feet deep. We can cross here.”

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes