spill
verb (used with object)
to cause or allow to run or fall from a container, especially accidentally or wastefully.
had spilled
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past perfectof spill.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Callais, dismantling the work that thousands of activists had spilled blood, sweat, and tears over.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
According to the indictment, in February 2024, Kulikoff learned that an individual, identified only as “PERSON ONE,” had spilled a jar holding several ounces of mercury inside the cabin of an SUV.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2025
It was hard to find their way and it seemed the contents of the kitchen cupboards had spilled out over the floors.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2025
Aerial photos posted by Xinhua showed the side of a heavily terraced mountain had spilled over several village homes.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2024
They had in fact seen a matinee pantomime at the London Palladium during which Lola had spilled a strawberry drink down her frock, and Liberty’s was right across the street.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
