Example Sentences
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The Sparks easily could have spiraled following Monday’s disaster in Seattle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
Commentators draw parallels with other intractable conflicts, and count the taxpayer money they say has spiraled down the drain.
From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2026
Fernando Guerra, a political science professor at Loyola Marymount University, said Pratt seems to have tapped into a deep well of discontent among Angelenos who believe that crime and homeless have spiraled out of control.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
At last year’s staging of “A Streetcar Named Desire” with Paul Mescal, theatergoers were positively tickled as Blanche DuBois spiraled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
When Mia had finished, Pearl sat quietly, tracing the lines of quilting that spiraled across the bedspread.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
