spilling

Example Sentences

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The resulting delays have driven up crude prices, spilling over into fuel costs and airfare.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Festivalgoers were spilling out of the tent to catch a glimpse of their percussive, high energy performance that straddles the line between jazz, funk, reggae and carnival.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Higher fuel prices are spilling over to shipping costs, airfare and fertilizer prices.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Images from the rover show sand spilling from the "Atacama" rock during the attempt, yet the rock still did not detach.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

The lights weren’t on in his room, but light was spilling in from the hallway, so he could make out dim shapes: his dresser, his desk, the posts of his bed.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix