Example Sentences

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Higher energy prices spilled over to shipping, packaging, groceries and fertilizer.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Monitors, lights and ladders spilled out onto the street.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Clusters of waiting patrons spilled from the foyer onto the front patio.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Responders were working to put containment barriers in place to prevent any spilled material from reaching storm drains or river channels that funnel into the ocean.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

She tipped it over and a stalk of broccoli and earmuffs spilled out!

From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene