spill over
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
He watched, his contempt spilling over, calculating whether I was worth competing for.
From Los Angeles Times
“This would spill over into the broad economy,” the central bank said, “putting Canadian gross domestic product on a lower path.”
Sharp moves in Japanese government bonds have drawn global attention to Japan’s fiscal policymaking, as fears of ramped up spending sparked a selloff that spilled over into other bond markets.
This causes demand to spill over into other categories: The roughly 150,000 Birkin and Kelly purses that Hermès makes every year drive approximately 25% of the company’s overall sales, Bernstein estimates.
Treasury yields rose sharply this week as a bond-market selloff in Japan spilled over into global markets before easing up.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
