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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of spill.

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Examples

  • And when he lay on the cot in his room, gripped with exhaustion, her name spilled from his lips: Naima, Naima, Naima.

    The Shell Collector : Stories Anthony Doerr 2002

  • And when he lay on the cot in his room, gripped with exhaustion, her name spilled from his lips: Naima, Naima, Naima.

    The Shell Collector : Stories Anthony Doerr 2002

  • And when he lay on the cot in his room, gripped with exhaustion, her name spilled from his lips: Naima, Naima, Naima.

    The Shell Collector : Stories Anthony Doerr 2002

  • According to a May 2010 report by John Vidal, environment editor of the Guardian, "more oil is spilled from the Delta's network of terminals, pipes, pumping stations and oil platforms every year than has been lost in the Gulf of Mexico."

    Bianca Jagger: Now Is the Time to Move Beyond Petroleum Bianca Jagger 2010

  • According to a May 2010 report by John Vidal, environment editor of the Guardian, "more oil is spilled from the Delta's network of terminals, pipes, pumping stations and oil platforms every year than has been lost in the Gulf of Mexico."

    Bianca Jagger: Now Is the Time to Move Beyond Petroleum Bianca Jagger 2010

  • Dark, tiny, crusted with graffiti, anointed in spilled beer and populated by a perfect complement of voluble, volatile and brooding customers, Mars Bar carries the "dive bar" torch simply by refusing to die.

    Diving Into Downtown Culture Bruce Bennett 2010

  • A judge dismissed government demands that the head of the plant, Zoltan Bakonyi, be charged with negligence after some 800,000 cubic meters toxic mud spilled from the factory's reservoir, devastating several villages and towns.

    Hungary Releases Plant Director in Connection with Toxic Flood 2010

  • The crowd, several hundred strong, spilled from the restaurant into an enormous white tent.

    Life of the Party: They’re Back! - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009

  • According to a May 2010 report by John Vidal, environment editor of the Guardian, "more oil is spilled from the Delta's network of terminals, pipes, pumping stations and oil platforms every year than has been lost in the Gulf of Mexico."

    Bianca Jagger: Now Is the Time to Move Beyond Petroleum Bianca Jagger 2010

  • According to a May 2010 report by John Vidal, environment editor of the Guardian, "more oil is spilled from the Delta's network of terminals, pipes, pumping stations and oil platforms every year than has been lost in the Gulf of Mexico."

    Bianca Jagger: Now Is the Time to Move Beyond Petroleum Bianca Jagger 2010

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