Example Sentences

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Spills in the region have had a devastating impact on indigenous communities and local wildlife.

From BBC • May 2, 2025

Spills like these can lead to long shellfish harvest closures, cause algal blooms that choke off the oxygen supply for fish, and poison other creatures.

From Seattle Times • May 22, 2023

Idris Musa, head of the National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency said on Sunday Eroton had reported the spill to authorities, blaming it on a leak from a wellhead.

From Reuters • Jun. 26, 2022

Spills happen as a consequence of there being something to spill — and when what's being stored is hazardous, that has dire consequence for human as well as ecosystem health.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2022

Spills of light from windows and streetlamps lit my way.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu