spoil
verb (used with object)
to damage severely or harm (something), especially with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: Drought spoiled the corn crop.
has spoiled
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present perfectof spoil (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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"The food has spoiled, the children are struggling, we have no cold water, we have nothing," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2024
When they arrive, the ex is mysteriously absent and the children are unusually bratty — though Holly can’t tell whether something is amiss or if Richard’s permissive parenting has spoiled his brood.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2022
But the rise of the highly infectious delta variant has spoiled those plans.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2021
That has spoiled what had been one of the region’s democratic transition success stories.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 27, 2018
“All I know is we were perfectly happy, and now he has spoiled everything!”
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
