spoil

Example Sentences

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I won’t spoil how the play proceeds but it doesn’t so much conclude as combust.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

"These people spoil it for kids and genuine fans."

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

When Dennis DeYoung wrote “Babe,” the band’s 1979 hit and its first—and only—No. 1 U.S. single, the band’s manager warned its members not to release the song because it might spoil their rock credibility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

George Catrambone, head of fixed income for the Americas at DWS, said there were other risks that could spoil the stock market’s party.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

“If I write the word ‘Terrific’ with sticky thread,” she thought, “every bug that comes along will get stuck in it and spoil the effect.”

From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White