spoilt
Americanverb
verb
Other Word Forms
- unspoilt adjective
Example Sentences
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The contributor wrote that they had seen a rise in "spoilt" children with "demanding behaviour due to overindulgent parenting".
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"He was very kind, he spoilt me a lot. He had a sweet tooth like me, and always knew what treats to buy me," Nastia says.
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"The trouble is I was spoilt. I was exceptionally lucky that I was the individual he distrusted least," said Mr Smythe, now 83.
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Fans in New England were spoilt rotten with almost two decades of unbridled success during the Tom Brady and Bill Belichick era - the greatest quarterback and head coach combination the sport has ever witnessed.
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“We are spoilt for choice. We like our meat as meat, and our fish as fish.”
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