Example Sentences

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At the port, cargo is spoiling because without electricity some containers can’t be unloaded from ships, according to a logistics worker there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

We can have elections with multiple candidates that are about issues, not about who is spoiling things for whom.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2025

Another day, another whoosh higher on Wall Street, but the double whammy of gloomy news from China on Monday is spoiling the party in Asia, and regional markets could struggle again on Tuesday.

From Reuters • Jul. 17, 2023

Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin, still furious that Romeo had the audacity to sneak his way into the Capulet ball, is spoiling for a fight.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2021

I don’t think he cares anymore that Alex is spoiling the books.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas