snowball

Example Sentences

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“But from the point of view of energy, this is a snowball — and every week that passes, you have tighter markets,” Brito said.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Job losses on that scale will snowball into areas such as retail.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

“It was like losing the worst snowball fight of your life.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

The suit was filed on behalf of a Costco member in the state, Matthew Stockov, and seeks class-action status, meaning it has the potential to snowball into something bigger.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

A bunch of young men in tattered coats and hats were pelting each other with balls of ice, roaring with laughter like kids having a snowball fight.

From "I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" by Lauren Tarshis