spill
verb (used with object)
to cause or allow to run or fall from a container, especially accidentally or wastefully.
spills
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present tense formof spill (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Sterling Hayden’s Johnny Clay, having endured all manner of complications, watches helplessly as a suitcase full of stolen money spills off a luggage cart.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Quinn, who served on the technical advisory committee that reviewed the 2021 spill, said the city made many of the suggested changes to prepare itself for spills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
There is an old Yiddish joke: the schlemiel spills the soup; the schlimazel is the person it lands on.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Water UK said it was working to end sewage spills "as fast as we physically can".
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Then the navigator returns with the cup of water, and the captain spills it out on the floor, because not even the navigator is beyond suspicion.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
