How do you use Spoiling in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like spoilage or decay, plus the exact meaning.
Spoiling in a sentence
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Spoiling meaning
present participle and gerund of spoil
Using Spoiling
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of spoil
- Useful related words include: spoilage, decay, spoil, injury.
- In the example corpus, spoiling often appears in combinations such as: spoiling the, without spoiling, of spoiling.
Context around Spoiling
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Spoiling
- In this selection, "spoiling" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, contraptions, boaters, ones, too, anything and heat stand out and add context to how "spoiling" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include again without spoiling too much and any boaters spoiling their own. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "spoiling" sits close to words such as adebayo, advisories and aegis, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with spoiling
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Besides adding taste to food, salt preserves it from spoiling. (10 words)
Harry Fairlie, from Sydney, has been praised by thousands for always spoiling his girlfriend. (14 words)
She expressed gratitude to her boyfriend for spoiling her despite not being his babymama. (14 words)
It has an excellent ending to be sure (don’t worry, we won’t even come close to spoiling it) but what really stands out is that the rest of the movie is almost as good, if not better. (39 words)
The 25-year-old will be the outright favourite to take the chequered flag at Zandvoort but the likes of Mercedes and McLaren will remain hopeful of spoiling the party against the odds. (33 words)
It’s easy to love the holiday season, from catching up with loved ones to sharing tasty treats to spoiling each other with gifts, but it can also be stressful. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
Again, without spoiling too much, music from the 1980s means that trouble is brewing for Joel and his ragged company.
And what about the large amount of illegal structures and unsightly contraptions spoiling the integrity of the countryside and/or depriving peaceful access by ramblers.
Besides adding taste to food, salt preserves it from spoiling.
But more than that, he doesn't want any boaters spoiling their own fun, or the fun of those around them, through reckless behavior or a lack of preparation.
Except that some others will also be rocking up, with the sole purpose of spoiling the shindig for everyone else.
Harry Fairlie, from Sydney, has been praised by thousands for always spoiling his girlfriend.
In parts of the country, most basic accommodations have disappeared—showers, running water, electricity to keep the food from spoiling, heat to keep home interiors warm.
It has an excellent ending to be sure (don’t worry, we won’t even come close to spoiling it) but what really stands out is that the rest of the movie is almost as good, if not better.
It’s easy to love the holiday season, from catching up with loved ones to sharing tasty treats to spoiling each other with gifts, but it can also be stressful.
It's likely that will end up spoiling Georgie and Mandy's relationship, which would be a tragedy.
I will give you this without spoiling anything: I couldn’t imagine this saga ending without truly saying goodbye to Brian O’Conner.
Preston North End midfielder Ali McCann wants his side to once again be the ones spoiling the party as they look ahead to the final game of the Championship season.
She expressed gratitude to her boyfriend for spoiling her despite not being his babymama.
She talked about her love for the City of Lights and claimed she was spoiling herself with lots of treats.
The 25-year-old will be the outright favourite to take the chequered flag at Zandvoort but the likes of Mercedes and McLaren will remain hopeful of spoiling the party against the odds.
Timewasting is an issue that the footballing rule-makers must tackle more vigorously, though, as it is genuinely spoiling football as a spectacle when it gets as bad as this.
Unfortunately, some ads have even spoiled major moments and cameos in the film, but there is one way to get yourself hyped without spoiling yourself.
Without spoiling anything, I’ll say that the ending is more decisive than the novel’s, and perhaps more idealistic.
Without spoiling the tale, Hayman’s challenge as an actor is to garner sympathy for the devil.
Without spoiling too much of the story, the game revolves around a young boy facing the many trials of growing up in both a real and a dream world.
Common combinations with spoiling
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- spoiling the 36×
- without spoiling 28×
- of spoiling 13×
- from spoiling 9×
- spoiling for 9×
- spoiling anything 7×
- spoiling too 6×
- spoiling it 5×
- for spoiling 5×
- spoiling its 5×