spoil

Example Sentences

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I won’t spoil how the play proceeds but it doesn’t so much conclude as combust.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Cloud could spoil the view for those in Scotland and Northern Ireland but elsewhere, especially during the first part of Saturday night, there will be some clear skies.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

When Dennis DeYoung wrote “Babe,” the band’s 1979 hit and its first—and only—No. 1 U.S. single, the band’s manager warned its members not to release the song because it might spoil their rock credibility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

George Catrambone, head of fixed income for the Americas at DWS, said there are other risks that could spoil the stock market’s party — more stress in private-credit markets being one such example.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

“Have a cookie. But don’t spoil your supper.”

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko