Example Sentences

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Then she shook her head, which Bat knew was the sign for “no,” and he felt his eyes stinging with unspilled tears.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

Grandpa’s blue eyes were suddenly glassy with unspilled tears.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

Its motion was so steady that a glass of water might have remained unspilled.

From The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation by Bacon, John Mackenzie

He was making horrible motions with his mouth; Christina found some unspilled wine and thrust the edge of the glass between his lips.

From "Persons Unknown" by Tracy, Virginia

The cup of Tantalus has had its leaks stopped; the sieve carries the treasure unspilled.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. by Maclaren, Alexander