snow globe
noun
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.
snow globes
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pluralof snow globe.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“Do you want a facility that makes snow globes or one that makes semiconductors?” asked White.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
At one of the stalls selling snow globes are locals Nemer and Leila Awad, who say the markets remind them of Europe.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2025
Mable dreams of visiting Europe and collects snow globes of all the sites she hopes to visit.
From Salon ● Mar. 18, 2022
Thirty thousand high-end snow globes are trapped in San Pedro Bay, split between two shipping containers on two ships in the idle flotilla offshore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2021
Three women wheel out a thousand-layer crepe cake with massive strawberries the size of snow globes.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
