bleed

Example Sentences

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That’s the key issue for regulators, who have to make sure that private credit losses don’t bleed into the banking system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

“Until higher oil prices bleed over into higher inflation expectations, to us, it hasn’t translated into a stagflation environment yet.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

“Veridis Quo” begins gently, repeating its opening chords and creating an atmosphere of soft sorrow until a drum line and a synth bleed into the song, defying the instrumental’s bittersweetness.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

"I do think that community tensions are being exploited through social media, online anti-immigration sentiment and I think that's sort of having a bleed into what's actually happening on the ground," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

I concentrated and felt a chill begin to bleed up my arm.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss