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Spoils in a sentence

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Spoils | Spoilers | Spoiled | Spoiler | Spoil | Spoiling | Spoilsport | Spoilsports

Spoils meaning

  1. That which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage, booty.
  2. Waste material left over in the course of excavation, construction, mining, or dredging operations.
  3. Public offices and their benefits regarded as the peculiar property of a successful party or faction, to be bestowed for its own advantage.

Using Spoils

  • The main meaning on this page is: That which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage, booty. | Waste material left over in the course of excavation, construction, mining, or dredging operations. | Public offices and their benefits regarded as the peculiar property of a successful party or faction, to be bestowed for its own advantage.
  • In the example corpus, spoils often appears in combinations such as: the spoils, spoils of, spoils with.

Context around Spoils

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 10 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

early 1× east 1× permanent 1× maximum 1× jude 1×

Often after:

means 1× courtesy 1× system 1× rolling 1×

Sentence patterns with Spoils

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

took the spoils in the 2× 2 east spoils 35 21 1× a permanent spoils system unions 1× about the spoils of capitalism 1× and all spoils of war 1× collecting maximum spoils after a 1× for the spoils of heading 1× honey never spoils 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after friday s 1× after george russell 1× although not explicitly 1× another popular debate 1× backed by different 1× both sides had 1×

Common sentence endings:

76th minute equaliser 1× a numerical disadvantage 1× and 95th minute 1× dream of opulence 1× favorite band fortune 1× formula one campaigns 1×

Words around Spoils

Just before it in the word index:

spoiling 143 spoilery 3 spoilers 1.502 spoiler 307 spoiled 317 spoilation 4

Just after it in the word index:

spoilsport 8 spoilsports 2 spoilt 75 spok 2 spokane 269 spoke 8.521

Similar in corpus frequency:

abode 198 acknowledgment 198 acquaintances 198 appraisal 198 beleaguered 198 blockers 198

Corpus analysis for Spoils

  • In this selection, "spoils" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, early, east, permanent, means, courtesy and system stand out and add context to how "spoils" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include took the spoils in the and 2 east spoils 35 21. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "spoils" sits close to words such as abode, acknowledgment and acquaintances, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with spoils

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

When you talk about spoils to share - what spoils? (9 words)

Notre Dame men’s soccer shared the spoils with Duke on senior night, drawing their. (15 words)

Although not explicitly his motivation, any and all spoils of war come along with what the Judge wants. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

After George Russell finished ahead of Lewis Hamilton in a surprise one-two finish for Mercedes in the earlier sun-cooked running at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium, Verstappen took the spoils in the day’s concluding running. (38 words)

But Pete Wild’s never-say-die attitude ingrained into his side ensured the Bluebirds left with a share of the spoils courtesy of Ben Whitfield and Emile Acquah’s goals in the 93rd and 95th minute. (37 words)

Except — and here’s what I think I responded to — it’s funny and confident and cool and all of its points about the spoils of capitalism get disguised inside a dream of opulence. (34 words)

Question examples

When you talk about spoils to share - what spoils? (9 words)

Another popular debate is who pays for transportation when you ask a woman out but rather than talk about that, do you know that honey never spoils? (27 words)

Example sentences (20)

When you talk about spoils to share - what spoils?

After Friday's match was restarted, Rocco Reitz scored twice to give hosts Gladbach the lead, before Marvin Ducksch earned Werder a share of the spoils with his 76th-minute equaliser.

After George Russell finished ahead of Lewis Hamilton in a surprise one-two finish for Mercedes in the earlier sun-cooked running at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium, Verstappen took the spoils in the day’s concluding running.

Although not explicitly his motivation, any and all spoils of war come along with what the Judge wants.

Another popular debate is who pays for transportation when you ask a woman out but rather than talk about that, do you know that honey never spoils?

Backed by different regional governments and major imperialist powers, they’re now contesting for the spoils of heading the state.

Both sides had chances to win it in an end-to-end second half, but a share of the spoils means Arsenal remain league leaders at the halfway mark.

Both teams didn’t take any risks in the closing stages and settled for a share of the spoils at the first leg.

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But Hamilton was unable to prevent Verstappen from taking the spoils, and accumulating yet another win of this most one-sided of Formula One campaigns.

But Pete Wild’s never-say-die attitude ingrained into his side ensured the Bluebirds left with a share of the spoils courtesy of Ben Whitfield and Emile Acquah’s goals in the 93rd and 95th minute.

Derek Crosby and Charlie Watt led 9-4 with half a dozen ends left of their game, but had to settle for a share of the spoils at 11-11.

Except — and here’s what I think I responded to — it’s funny and confident and cool and all of its points about the spoils of capitalism get disguised inside a dream of opulence.

First up for the Laois outfit will be the challenge of Ulster University on the road this Saturday, and Berry is hopeful his side can bag some early spoils.

It was a case of what might have been for Canterbury after Old Albanians took the National League 2 East spoils 35-21.

It was Archie the Dobermann that took the spoils in the Working category with the four-year-old getting first place.

Meath looked all set to take the spoils in the north-eastern derby in Navan when they led by five points with just 15 minutes left despite a numerical disadvantage.

Notre Dame men’s soccer shared the spoils with Duke on senior night, drawing their.

Public unions have turned public operations into a permanent spoils system: Unions have control over public operations and have insulated public employees from accountability, no matter how poorly they perform.

San Ġiljan made sure of collecting maximum spoils after a whirlwind start which earned them a 4-0 lead inside the opening quarter.

Soccer superstar named Jude spoils Rolling Stones' sponsorship of Spanish 'clasico,' then claims 'The Beatles were always my favorite band'fortune.

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Common combinations with spoils

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "spoils" in a sentence?
An example: "When you talk about spoils to share - what spoils?" This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "spoils" from authentic English texts.
What does "spoils" mean?
Spoils means: That which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage, booty.
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