spilling

Example Sentences

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Higher fuel prices were spilling to shipping costs, airfare and fertilizer.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Images from the rover show sand spilling from the "Atacama" rock during the attempt, yet the rock still did not detach.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

But the rise of artificial intelligence chatbots that quickly answer questions and generate content also means that people are spilling their darkest thoughts online.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

Car and Driver wrote that “the effects of this landmark case have a strong chance of spilling out into the automotive and technology markets.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

I call down to Pouncey, who’s working the hand crank that keeps bucket after bucket of chain rising up the rounded side of the silo and spilling in through the opening.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman