spelt

Example Sentences

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I did not think Arsenal's defeat at City last week spelt the end of their title hopes, and watching City struggle to put Burnley away on Wednesday must have been a boost for their players.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Although not spelt out precisely during the interview, the implication of Block’s trade rationale is that higher unemployment means economic weakness and this would in turn lead to deteriorating corporate financials.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

A truck carrying Hatton's yellow three-wheeler car was at the head of the funeral procession, with the name "Ricky" spelt out in flowers.

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

So far, the protesters have not spelt out their demands apart from rallying under the broader anti-corruption call.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025

In modern English there are two distinct words, ‘human’ and ‘humane’, but in seventeenth-century English there is one word, usually spelt ‘humane’, with two distinct meanings.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton