| A large welt had swelled upon his head, but to his credit the blow hadn't caused him to bleed. |
| Governments rose and fell, new participants swelled the ranks of the political elite, and the middle class kept expanding. |
| Their chests swelled with pride as they saluted the general, did an about-face, and marched away exuberantly. |
| In the heat and humidity, paper swelled, colors ran, and inks refused to align on the page. |
| The berth was spacious, mostly under the waterline where the Grand Adventure swelled out to an impressive size. |
| The company's ranks swelled to 60 employees, and a satellite office was opened in New York. |
