Example Sentences

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After the engineer left, a small fire broke out in the lead locomotive which had been spewing oil all day.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2023

The operator of a natural gas storage well in Western Pennsylvania says workers have successfully plugged a leak that had been spewing massive amounts of planet-warming methane into the atmosphere for two weeks.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 20, 2022

Among the most high-profile failures were the so-called "top kill" and "junk shot" attempts in late May 2010, after the well had been spewing for more than a month.

From Reuters • Jun. 11, 2013

Emergency workers on Wednesday contained a leak at a water treatment plant in Tennessee that had been spewing millions of gallons of largely untreated sewage into a river.

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2011