spoilt
Americanverb
verb
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Other Word Forms
- unspoilt adjective
Example Sentences
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Dr John Collin, the maxillofacial consultant who led on the reconstruction element of the surgery, said: "I'm sorry we spoilt Colin's tattoo, but it's always good to get one over on the grim reaper."
From BBC
If you want to invest in a fund branded as sustainable under new European Union rules, you're spoilt for choice.
From Reuters
Mr Hammond, of Spalding, Lincolnshire, was spoilt for choice, especially after he recently catalogued his collection and found it was bigger than he realised.
From BBC
Officials said the system is known to "result in spoilt ballot papers".
From BBC
If the number of spoilt, or invalidated, ballots exceeds the total number of votes received by the two candidates in the runoff, the whole election is declared null and void under Ecuadorean law.
From Reuters
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