Examples of trial balloon in a Sentence
She's been floating trial balloons about a possible run for Congress.
Recent Examples on the Web
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
The white paper is a sort of trial balloon that goes public with the idea.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 15 Mar. 2024
The Sutphin gates are a trial balloon in a wider campaign against fare evasion, a pet obsession of the mayor’s.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 7 Dec. 2023
See all Example Sentences for trial balloon 
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
The white paper is a sort of trial balloon that goes public with the idea.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 15 Mar. 2024
The Sutphin gates are a trial balloon in a wider campaign against fare evasion, a pet obsession of the mayor’s.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 7 Dec. 2023
See all Example Sentences for trial balloon
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'trial balloon.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near trial balloon
Cite this Entry
“Trial balloon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20balloon. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share