Example Sentences

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Job losses on that scale will snowball into areas such as retail.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

"Staff can't take the breaks that they should be taking ... the whole thing will snowball very quickly."

From BBC • May 27, 2023

He added, “If we can just get the ball rolling, it will snowball — I’m confident of that.”

From New York Times • May 12, 2022

The backlash will snowball just quickly as the accusations against men have.

From The Guardian • Nov. 10, 2017

“As we show this dream is real ... I think the support will snowball over time,” Musk said.

From Washington Post • Sep. 27, 2016