Examples of trial balloon in a Sentence
She's been floating trial balloons about a possible run for Congress.
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But the pick wouldn't be popular with Trump's base, and the former president disavowed his own Dimon trial balloon in a Truth Social post last week.
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Axios, 30 July 2024
The new product seems to be narrower in scope — it will be offered via CNN’s popular website, not as a separate streaming hub — and could also serve as a trial balloon.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 July 2024
In January, Allen doubled down, floating a trial balloon of a $30 billion offer for the entirety of Paramount Global, including the debt.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 19 June 2024
Part bluster, part nonsense, part trial balloon, Putin’s rhetoric is meant to mobilize Russians emotionally.
—Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022
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Axios, 30 July 2024
The new product seems to be narrower in scope — it will be offered via CNN’s popular website, not as a separate streaming hub — and could also serve as a trial balloon.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 July 2024
In January, Allen doubled down, floating a trial balloon of a $30 billion offer for the entirety of Paramount Global, including the debt.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 19 June 2024
Part bluster, part nonsense, part trial balloon, Putin’s rhetoric is meant to mobilize Russians emotionally.
—Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022
See all Example Sentences for trial balloon
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“Trial balloon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20balloon. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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