spiraled

Example Sentences

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But where other artists might have spiraled, White and his compatriots transcended, turning inward while also looking to the stars.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

Relations between the U.S. and Pakistan spiraled following the discovery that Osama bin Laden, the terrorist leader behind the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was living in a Pakistani town.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Hernández asked to call his fiancee, “and the situation spiraled out of hand,” according to Kolasinski.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

In 2023, Orsted, Equinor and British major BP booked impairments totaling nearly $5 billion as costs spiraled, suppliers lagged and regulators refused to allow firms to haggle for higher power-purchase prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

He loaded them into a crate and onto a handcart and trundled them out of the library, through the front gates, and down the long road that spiraled around Zosimos Ridge.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor