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

The effective interest rates being charged to the UK government in these markets was spiralling to 20-year highs.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2022

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