Example Sentences

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Becky turned detective - and she discovered that reports of similar incidents nearby had "snowballed".

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

What had snowballed was the volume of trading in Credit Suisse’s stock by small investors, which had roughly doubled from Friday to Monday, according to a gauge of retail activity from Nasdaq Data Link.

From New York Times • Oct. 17, 2022

So he was stunned to get a call to say the small early turnout had snowballed.

From Reuters • Aug. 9, 2021

But by then, the movement had snowballed to include demands for full democracy in the form of direct elections for the city’s top leader.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2019

The boys of Benton Village had snowballed a great deal that winter.

From Winter Fun by Stoddard, William O.