spill

Example Sentences

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The crisis started after officials responded to GKN’s Garden Grove facility on May 21 and soon realized a volatile chemical tank was at risk of exploding or causing a major spill.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2026

Such oversight can include ensuring that companies have oil spill plans in place, or that they perform restoration efforts after development.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

This was less than five years since the end of the Falklands War and he was worried that tensions between Argentinian and English fans would spill over.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

The ships carrying sanctioned oil are using systems that bad actors could use to cause an explosion or oil spill.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

Perilee and Karl spun by—he tall and solid, she round of belly and homely of face—and my heart filled up so full, it threatened to spill out my eyes.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson