spiral

Example Sentences

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Earlier this year, vets and animal charities told the BBC that pet owners were increasingly having their sick animals put down or were delaying taking them for treatment to avoid spiralling vet bills.

From BBC

Much like water spiraling down a drain rather than dropping straight through, gas continues orbiting the newly formed black hole as gravity gradually pulls it inward.

From Science Daily

Woodstock gets a solo moment too, whistling on Dog Marley’s “Three Little Birds,” set to a perfect one drop beat as Charlie Brown spirals out in a chicken suit while rubber chickens sway.

From Los Angeles Times

Many nuclear-power plants have fewer reactors than initially planned because of spiraling costs and waning enthusiasm for the technology after the partial meltdown at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania in the late 1970s.

From The Wall Street Journal

When his debt spiralled to £145,000, he had to set up a repayment arrangement to satisfy his creditors.

From BBC