Sentence examples for it was ballooning from inspiring English sources

In The Week, Monica Bartyzel suggested it was time to retire the label, saying that it was ballooning to devour every single female character ever created, even actual, real, well-rounded humans.

America has permitted direct-to-consumer advertising for prescription drugs for a decade now, and the sums spent on it are ballooning (see chart); yet evidence is scant that anybody has been hurt by it.

In the five years since its inception, it's ballooned from a cheap daily daytime gameshow to a primetime staple, taking in countless celebrity specials, spin-off merchandise and constant, ubiquitous multichannel repeats along the way.

From its early days of broadcasting DJs, it's ballooned into a media upstart clambering rapidly to the top, buoyed by idealism and naked ambition.

It's ballooned through the years thanks to word of mouth and PayPal, with entries coming in from throughout the country.

I love our annual holiday party, even though it's ballooned to almost a hundred guests.

He said he assumed "it was balloons popping or something" until he saw the commotion on Fifth Avenue — and Mr. Johnson's body lying on the sidewalk.

Some people thought it was fireworks, some people thought it was balloons coming out of the grocery store that had just popped, but I knew immediately that it was a gunshot.

Now, however, the IRS is reporting that it's ballooning, and affecting more companies, including non-profits like school districts.

It's balloons and ginned-up fervor and manufactured swagger and more balloons.

'School's Out' is still how we end our live show - there's a gruesome hanging, with me in a straightjacket, and then 'ta-dah!' It's balloons and confetti time.