swell out

Example Sentences

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But then the other side of the balloon will swell out to a larger, less precise size.

From Science Daily • Oct. 23, 2023

If people who try to help a narcissist validate their delusions, "it can swell out of control into megalomania, delusions of grandeur, and grotesque abuses of power."

From Salon • Jan. 26, 2023

Behind the innermost wall, seeming to swell out slightly, like a balloon about to burst, I glimpsed something purple.

From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2015

The benefits of getting the basket clean outweigh the risks of having basketry materials swell out of shape.

From Washington Post • May 26, 2015

Then a breeze would move her bright hair, or she would raise her eyes, and Adam would swell out in his stomach with a pressure of ecstasy that was close kin to grief.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck