had spiraled
- past perfect of spiral.
Example Sentences
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Other administration officials who tried to repair the ties concluded the issue had spiraled largely because the Justice Department and the FBI had mishandled it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025
A 6-0 start suddenly had spiraled into a six-week nightmare, and Williams, the star who seemingly could do anything, suddenly was helpless to stop it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2023
A month before this doctor’s appointment, lupus, the chronic autoimmune disease I had lived with for the past four years, had spiraled out of control.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2023
The intern had been busy with a sick new admission and had missed subtle changes in the now septic patient, who had spiraled into shock by the morning.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2022
The machine droned away, pursued by the two or three airplanes that had spiraled up to attack it.
From Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound A Red Cross Worker's Ocean Perils by Emerson, Alice B.
