balloon

Example Sentences

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If that happens, Zuckerberg’s current stock, worth some $200 billion, would balloon to $1.2 trillion.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 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

That trial balloon seems to have been shot down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

He had climbed up the rope rigging of the balloon to mend a small hole with a piece of rubber and some spirit gum.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood