spiralled
Example Sentences
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Amy Hunter top-scored with 39 but no Irish batter was able to score at a strike-rate above 100 and the run-rate spiralled beyond their grasp, as Mady Villiers and Lauren Filer took three wickets apiece.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
The campaigns come one year after protests over lavish perks for lawmakers spiralled into general anti-government anger -- Indonesia's biggest unrest since President Prabowo Subianto took office in 2024.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Rohit's dismissal in the 38th over, bowled round his legs by Bethell, was the decisive moment in the match, leaving Virat Kohli to attempt to take India to victory as the required run-rate spiralled.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
However, their hopes of signing first choice Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest ended when the England man's transfer fee spiralled up to £116m, a figure United were unwilling to match.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
They emerged and flew about in the way of flies, in great, lazy orbits except when they came close to each other, when they spiralled together with dizzying speed and a burst of buzzing.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
