Example Sentences

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Simon's mood had been spiralling downwards for weeks.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2022

When Sir Peter came on board, costs had been spiralling and deadlines slipping because Network Rail promised major changes by 2019 that it simply could not deliver.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2015