Example Sentences

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Employees have spilled into a nearby building once home to Credit Suisse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

The federal budget cuts have spilled over into the private sector to some extent as well, with spending on contracts down across several agencies and industries, Peng said.

From Barron's • Oct. 21, 2025

Now those efforts to recoup what Bush believes he’s owed have spilled into public view, leaving USC in an awkward place with one of its biggest and most visible stars.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2024

Drug ads have been ubiquitous on TV since the late 1990s and have spilled onto the internet and social media.

From Salon • Sep. 12, 2024

Spices have spilled from the counter onto the floor.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan