Example Sentences

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She said it was accepted that what had started in 2019 as a "misguided wish" on the part of the defendant to help friends and family then "snowballed" into something far larger.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Since the railway station canopy collapse in November 2024, which killed 16 people, calls for a transparent investigation into what happened have snowballed into a push for early polls.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

“I’ve seen Los Angeles when it was beautiful, and what it has snowballed into,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

If she hadn’t acted, it might have snowballed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

He plunged and snowballed and tumbled and laughed until the sky in the west turned fiery orange.

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli