The new railroad town soon swelled to more than 1500 people in its early years.

His staff has swelled to 25 people from 8, but there are never enough bodies to handle all the work.

All the parents have the night off, so the group, both Aguilar family members and friends, may swell to 100 people.

Attendance has since swelled to over half a million people.

The payroll swells in the summer to about 60 people.

Today's parties can easily swell to 60 people, with children, siblings and parents.

By the end of 1992, the church had swelled to more than 1,000 people.

After several hours the crowd had swelled to around 40,000 people.

During the summer months, the population can swell to around 250,000 people.

One line swelled to five people, then fell back to three.