spoiled

Example Sentences

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“They’ve both been very good for us. You’ve got to give those guys credit today, the Diamondbacks. They spoiled some pitches. They hit to the opposite field. They battled tonight.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Crisis strikes the kitchen when our forgotten, shelved-away ingredients teeter on the fine line between fresh and spoiled.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

Their eventual escape in 1834, after two years on Tobi, is so suspenseful that it should not be spoiled.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

"We spent so many months with no fresh rations as the ships failed to reach here, or the limited vegetables they were carrying were spoiled during the long journey," she recalled.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Hel said nothing, only looked at him with her single green eye, sharp as an ice chip, and her pallid eye, dull and spoiled and dead, and he saw no fear in her.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman