Example Sentences
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The building alternately puckers and swells, like the indolent flexing of a muscle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Condos are becoming cheaper as inventory swells — but experts warn that the list price doesn’t paint the full picture.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
And if out-of-towners are visiting, the ranks of the older timers swells a few more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Benidorm's population is still only 77,000, but it swells to around five times that number in the height of summer, due to its status as one of Spain's prime tourism draws.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
“Whoa!” they both cried after hitting the first of many knobs and swells along the way.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
