Explore Spilled through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Spilled in a sentence
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Spilled meaning
simple past and past participle of spill
Using Spilled
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of spill
- In the example corpus, spilled often appears in combinations such as: spilled over, spilled the, spilled out.
Context around Spilled
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 7 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 2 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Spilled
- In this selection, "spilled" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, oil, wine, harrison, coffee, hot and maggie stand out and add context to how "spilled" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an insider spilled to the and and asuelu spilled their guts. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "spilled" sits close to words such as applauded, cardiovascular and courtney, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with spilled
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A ‘domestic dispute’ spilled into historic biker bar Cook’s Corner. (11 words)
And some of that spilled over into Q2 in terms of the shipments. (13 words)
After some time, the crowd, which numbered in the hundreds, eventually spilled out of the park. (16 words)
When people did well on the quiz but spilled coffee at the end of the interview, the students rated them higher on likability than when they did well on the quiz and didn't spill coffee or didn't do well on the quiz and spilled coffee. (47 words)
Approximately 13,000 barrels of oil spilled from the Keystone pipeline in the December incident, which a third-party investigation concluded was caused by a crack in a weld that occurred at the time of the pipeline’s construction and then grew over time. (44 words)
After diesel fuel that spilled into a stream, local anglers and businesses are anxiously waiting to learn of any long-lasting harm to an area known as a haven for Maine’s most iconic fish. (35 words)
We were having a conversation for maybe 20 minutes before the wine spilled, and the truth is, Harrison spilled the wine! (21 words)
After being caught lying, no less — apparently she tried to deny she was watching her son ski next to her when the crash happened, but his ski instructor spilled the beans! (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
We were having a conversation for maybe 20 minutes before the wine spilled, and the truth is, Harrison spilled the wine!
When people did well on the quiz but spilled coffee at the end of the interview, the students rated them higher on likability than when they did well on the quiz and didn't spill coffee or didn't do well on the quiz and spilled coffee.
The higher temperatures and tendency of oil to stick to the skin make spilled hot cooking oil far more dangerous than spilled hot water.
According to National Highways, lanes one and two of the M1 Southbound between J21A and J21 are closed following the collision, which led to fuel being spilled on the road.
A ‘domestic dispute’ spilled into historic biker bar Cook’s Corner.
After being caught lying, no less — apparently she tried to deny she was watching her son ski next to her when the crash happened, but his ski instructor spilled the beans!
After diesel fuel that spilled into a stream, local anglers and businesses are anxiously waiting to learn of any long-lasting harm to an area known as a haven for Maine’s most iconic fish.
After Kalani and Asuelu spilled their guts in the first session, she promised him that she was going to block Dallas.
After one of his coffees spilled, Maggie noticed a smell of alcohol, and she didn’t just keep quiet about it.
After some time, the crowd, which numbered in the hundreds, eventually spilled out of the park.
And she spilled the beans on how she ditched her ex-boyfriend because he didn't want to make racy content with her.
And some of that spilled over into Q2 in terms of the shipments.
Anger had spilled over weeks earlier when Australia’s competition regulator accused Qantas of selling seats on thousands of flights last year that it had already decided to cancel.
Approximately 13,000 barrels of oil spilled from the Keystone pipeline in the December incident, which a third-party investigation concluded was caused by a crack in a weld that occurred at the time of the pipeline’s construction and then grew over time.
A train derailed and spilled a chemical in a remote part of eastern Kentucky on Wednesday, prompting officials to encourage residents of a small town to evacuate amid concerns about air quality.
A young McDonald's worker has spilled why she ignores drive-thru customers who do one 'annoying' yet common habit.
During the course of the trial, jurors were told that Mupolo and Mr Byrne had been involved in a fight at the pub that spilled into the car park.
Earlier this year an insider spilled to the US Sun that Tammy was in the process of filing for divorce from Caleb, with the outlet and many others referring to them has exes.
Even the ocean, which some jumped into to try to evade the flames, was ablaze in some areas from oil spilled by boats, she said.
Eyewitnesses state that some people from the community were attempting to collect the spilled gasoline when the explosion took place, resulting in severe injuries and fatalities.
Common combinations with spilled
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: