snow globe

American  

[snoh glohb] / ˈsnoʊ ˌgloʊb /

noun

snow globes plural

1. a clear glass or plastic ball containing a model scene, a clear liquid, and white flakes that settle like snow when the globe is shaken.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• snow globes
  plural

Example Sentences

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snow globe

What next for the Chiefs after 'NFL snow globe shaken'

From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025

The Paris he gives us might as well be cradled in a snow globe, it’s so schematically perfect; similarly, Ms. Kelly’s smile, which outshines the City of Light.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025

Sixty of us in the rising tram were in our own personal snow globe.

From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2024

Martini Town, however, might as well have been a snow globe celebrating Picturesque Christmasville, U.S.A.

From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2023

Through the open door, I can see Yo’s snow globe, the storm starting to settle down so the tiny deer can eat the flakes strewn on the ground.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez