spill over

Example Sentences

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Payment disputes between automakers and suppliers aren’t unusual in the industry, but rarely spill over into court and result in parts shipments being halted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

And this can spill over beyond the venue itself.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

In Seelampuri, a low‑income Delhi neighbourhood home to one of India's largest informal e‑waste hubs, narrow alleys spill over with tangled cables and broken devices.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Yet the anxiety of investors could ratchet up again and spill over into stocks and bonds if employment and inflation take a turn for the worse.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 8, 2026

It was a time when happiness was allowed to spill over, to inundate all rooms, to rule all faces, and to reign unmolested in the turbulent kingdom of the fighter pilot.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy