balloon

Example Sentences

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It expects its fuel bill to balloon by $2 billion in the second quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

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

From Salon • 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

The reasoning: Rising gross margins often show a company has pricing power with its customers, but it also gives a company wiggle room to boost its operating margin as long as other costs don’t balloon.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

With one final yank, I wonder if I’ll wake up as a balloon animal, pinched off in the spots the suit covers.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera