spill over

Example Sentences

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Effects of the closure will spill over and affect the industry as a whole, since the airport acts as a layover hot spot for flights from North America to Asia.

From The Wall Street Journal

And this can spill over beyond the venue itself.

From BBC

I held my breath to keep the tears from spilling over.

From Literature

The discussions have spilled over to social media, with Ghanaians divided over the legal, social and political implications of changing the airport's name.

From BBC

Concerns spilled over to BDCs and alts, which already had come under pressure.

From Barron's