balloon

Example Sentences

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Economic damage from the labor unrest could also balloon to as much as 100 trillion won if wafers have to be discarded because of a strike.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

"The chef had made a two-tier wedding cake, they decorated the garden, built a balloon arch," she said.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Yes, the 1985 Steven Spielberg adventure, early in which Mikey, from his porch, opens the front gate for Chunk using a device that employs a bowling ball, bucket, balloon, chicken, football, and sprinkler.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Claudio Braga, who had looked like he was trying to trap a balloon earlier on, was now running with more menace and purpose.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

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

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes