balloon

Example Sentences

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Or is it more a big balloon that has been slowly inflating towards popping point over more than a decade?

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

This allows events to balloon beyond our comprehension, and may be preventing us from stopping this insanity.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

The AI race caused Meta’s stock-based compensation costs to balloon, consuming 96% of its free cash flow in 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

I had started going through menopause, so in the first or second season, I kind of blew up like a little balloon.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

I notice that I can fill a water balloon at the drinking fountain in the park almost twice as fast as Erlan.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff