spill over

Example Sentences

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Its entrance is sealed with a crude brick-and-mud wall, and an overgrown bougainvillea, bright with pink blooms, spills over the front boundary.

From BBC

If the revenue necessary to service that debt doesn’t materialize, lenders could take a hit, spilling over into debt markets, said Berezin.

From The Wall Street Journal

The troubling spike in yields on Japanese government bonds hasn’t fully spilled over into the U.S. bond market yet, but it remains a risk.

From MarketWatch

The latter is unfolding now, and the weakness has the potential to spill over into broader markets.

From Barron's

On the other hand, Wall Street’s selloff on Thursday, which has spilled over into Japan’s equity market this morning, may support safe-haven demand for Japanese sovereign debt.

From The Wall Street Journal