spiraled

Example Sentences

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Hernández asked to call his fiancee, “and the situation spiraled out of hand,” according to Kolasinski.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The United States Coast Guard, working alongside Navy and local responders, rescued seven people and a dog trapped by rising waters — one of many scenes that highlighted how quickly conditions spiraled.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

“When we started this, most of us were in an acute crisis as our loved ones spiraled and laid waste to the lives we thought we’d be living,” he explained.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026

It bottomed out to an all-time low of 50 in June 2022, when inflation spiraled shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

Ridgefolk fled up the circular paths that spiraled around the walls, trying to get inside their homes before fetterlings caught them.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia