Example Sentences

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A listener in the Oakland Hills told KCBS-AM radio that his dishes had spilled across the floor.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 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

The barge has a capacity of 30,000 gallons, but it was not clear how much oil had spilled into Galveston Bay, the Galveston County Office of Emergency Management said on social media.

From New York Times • May 15, 2024

It was not immediately clear how much oil had spilled and how much remained in the largely submerged vessel.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2024

I felt awkward and guilty about avoiding him, as though every sorrow in my universe had spilled out of his pen, and that he was to blame for everything.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith