was spiralling
- past progressive of spiral.
Example Sentences
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"Noam. I d love your advice on how I handle my putrid press," Epstein wrote, adding that media coverage was "spiralling out of control".
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
The last time we met Taylor Swift, she was spiralling.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2025
Feeling like she was "spiralling and going nowhere," Ms Kava reported the case to the consumer rights programme the JVS show, presented by Jonathan Vernon-Smith.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2025
The coronavirus death count was spiralling across the country.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 21, 2021
The rocket-ship was spiralling out and out and up and up, to keep its rendezvous with the space platform.
From Operation: Outer Space by Leinster, Murray
