swell up
Example Sentences
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"The attacks were varied, so the insides of my stomach can swell up, I've had my lips, my hands, my feet."
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Looking through history, Subramanian found that when leverage increases, earnings volatility and the risk of corporate profits disappointing also swell up.
From Barron's ● Dec. 4, 2025
These microparticles are placed in a precursor solution, where they absorb elastomer compounds and swell up.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 18, 2024
Relative sea levels along the U.S. coast have already climbed about a foot and could swell up to six more by 2100 if greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels and methane are not significantly curbed.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 9, 2024
The kerosene only seemed to make my feet swell up and sting.
From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau
