spill

Example Sentences

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It usually reserves them for relieving severe funding-market pressures that could spill back into the U.S. economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

No particular couch sticks in my memory, so perhaps these were neutral couches awaiting my emotions to spill out over them.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

And its benefits often spill over to other companies, meaning the full value may not be captured by the company that invested in research.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Imagine a swarm of robots rushing to complete an urgent job, such as cleaning up an oil spill or assembling complex machinery.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

“Being so young in your magic, you wouldn’t know this, but there are ways to make truths spill from lips like water from a fountain.”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston