Examples of trial balloon in a Sentence
She's been floating trial balloons about a possible run for Congress.
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Weeks after floating a huge trial balloon, Comcast followed through this morning, announcing plans to spin off most of its linear cable networks into a separate company, including such stalwarts as CNBC, MSNBC, USA Network and SyFy.
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David Bloom, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
The trial balloon was shot down by both the mayor and other council members, twelve of whom had joined Clarke and Parker in writing a letter to Kenney regarding police reform in June 2020.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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.
—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
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David Bloom, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
The trial balloon was shot down by both the mayor and other council members, twelve of whom had joined Clarke and Parker in writing a letter to Kenney regarding police reform in June 2020.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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.
—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
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“Trial balloon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20balloon. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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