spilled

Example Sentences

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Responders were working to put containment barriers in place to prevent any spilled material from reaching storm drains or river channels that funnel into the ocean.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

Services were full of singing and speeches as congregants filled the rows, lined the walls, and spilled into the aisles.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The disease has spilled across Congo’s borders into Uganda, prompting the World Health Organization to declare a public health emergency of international concern.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

But their private disputes grew and spilled into the open in 2023, when they stopped talking to each other for more than six months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

But before they could pass through it, the door to the hut swung open, and heavy orange light spilled out.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack