were spiralling
- past progressive of spiral.
Example Sentences
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Before Trump's ceasefire announcement, India and Pakistan were spiralling towards what many feared could become a full-blown conflict.
From BBC ● May 11, 2025
Lord Berkeley, a railway expert and Labour peer, has repeatedly challenged the Department for Transport’s cost figures and warned that the budgets were spiralling out of control.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 21, 2019
He told the court his debts "were spiralling" out of his control.
From BBC ● May 15, 2018
The double-decker giant was a hugely complex machine, and its development costs were spiralling.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2013
The banking system was near collapse, two big car manufacturers were sliding towards bankruptcy; and employment, the housing market and output were spiralling down.
From Economist ● Aug. 30, 2012
