boiling over

Example Sentences

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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

O’Hara’s decision to close nearby streets and allow residents to mourn Pretti’s death helped keep the situation from boiling over.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

“With little voice, my creative juices were boiling over and pouring out of me,” Kilmer wrote on the collective’s website.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 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