Example Sentences

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Screens will balloon to such absurd proportions that you’ll recruit the tallest NBA player in history to demonstrate how to properly use them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

The IEA also said that demand for minerals like lithium will balloon 40 times and demand for graphite, cobalt and nickel will likely grow up to 25 times by 2040 in an earlier report.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2023

Importantly, we don’t know the price of this model, but perhaps its warranty will balloon the price a bit.

From The Verge • Jan. 8, 2022

The national debt of major countries will balloon next year by as much as 25 percentage points of their gross domestic product because of pandemic-related effects, the report said.

From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2021

Lagos will balloon to 30 million, then 50 million, maybe even 100 million people, and meanwhile the government will keep unveiling new visions for the city that never come to fruition.

From Washington Post