spilling

Example Sentences

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

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

Everyone else would spend the night standing, balancing plates and, inevitably, spilling some wine.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Car and Driver wrote that “the effects of this landmark case have a strong chance of spilling out into the automotive and technology markets.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Celia came in with the knitting spilling to her knees.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff