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
Before this series, the Lakers had a snowball in hell’s chance of winning it.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
The risk, they say, is that the agents will act using bad data, creating problems that have the potential to snowball within a user’s computer system.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 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
I stretch my arms out, trying to touch the wisps at the edge of multiple clouds, as if I can actually grab one and roll it around in my hands like a snowball.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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