spoiling
- present participle of spoil.
Example Sentences
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Spoiling Seattle’s first home playoff appearance since 2001, Houston completed a three-game sweep of the ALDS.
From Washington Times • Oct. 15, 2022
Spoiling Pixar’s comedic quest about brothers attempting to bring back the rest of their father.
From Slate • Mar. 6, 2020
Spoiling for a fight, he sailed into the Irish Sea.
From Washington Post • May 1, 2017
Spoiling for a fight Why the aggressive response from Bush now?
From MSNBC • Oct. 19, 2015
Spoiling for more action, it wanted to shut down the spy networks then and there.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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