Example Sentences

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More than a million people are out of work, food prices have soared and the national currency has spiraled to record lows.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

We don’t yet want to say that the situation has spiraled out of control, but the spiral could be only a couple of headstrong choices away.

From Slate • Mar. 21, 2026

Like anyone running for local office these days, the three candidates agree on one point: Homelessness has spiraled out of control countywide.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2024

Because many of those organizations were handling data on behalf of others, who in turn got the data from third parties, the hack has spiraled outward in sometimes convoluted ways.

From Reuters • Aug. 8, 2023

The chaos has spiraled out to other parts of Sudan and is deepening a humanitarian crisis in the country.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2023