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

Some researchers liken the mind to a snow globe: the drugs temporarily disrupt established thought patterns, allowing thoughts and feelings to settle differently and providing new perspectives on past experiences.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

You live in a diesel snow globe, and somebody just shook it.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

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

But if you’re gonna ask me these questions, I’ll tell you that the world is a colonial snow globe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2024

“How much is this?” she asked, holding up a plastic snow globe.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti