boiling over
Example Sentences
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"They are at each other's throats and it's boiling over, which is not a good look. Even the manager has come across too," Dublin said.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
It’s almost like we’re seeing interpersonal deliberations that usually go on behind the curtain boiling over into public talks, which is extraordinarily unusual.
From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2026
Bangladesh launched fuel rationing on Sunday as the war in the Middle East deepened an energy crunch, creating long queues at filling stations and boiling over into anger.
From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026
The U.S. military has helped keep ethnic and religious tensions from boiling over.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
There was a great kettle of soap boiling over a fire just behind the house, and all day long Judith and her mother took turns stirring it with a long stick.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
