blown up

Example Sentences

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She decorated the space with blown-up photographs from New York Fashion Week, old family photos from Puerto Rico and a Barbie print.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

"Things can get spoken about and blown-up pretty heavily. I feel for them, in a way. It can be tricky."

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025

Tupac Shakur, dressed in a suit, stared somberly from a blown-up photo that was erected on an easel like at a memorial service.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2023

Gas now starts flowing from the pipe like air from a blown-up balloon.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 2, 2023

The first clipping showed a big, blown-up picture of a girl with black-shadowed eyes and black lips spread in a grin.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath