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How to use spill in a sentence

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They are walking eight abreast, so that they take up all of the narrow pavement and spill out for several yards into the road.
The spill originated from the fuel tank farm at the mine site, which closed in 2002 after 22 years of operation.
We're both quiet again, but I can feel angry tears welling up and starting to spill down my cheeks.
She just wanted to get out of there and she could feel the tears welling up in her eyes, threatening to spill over onto her cheeks.
Taylor confirmed that no oil spills had been reported, but added there was always the potential danger of an oil spill when a ship ran aground.
Could the Gulf of Mexico oil spill finally end weeks ahead of the time BP officials say they expect to end it?
I would go with two pairs of tan khakis, you want to have an extra pair in case you spill something on one of them.
Adrienne's eyes widen and she struggles not to spill the drink she is holding.
If you spill something on the white table linen they cover it up with perfectly placed napkin, but only when they know you won't notice.
The sounds of children playing spill out onto the street from houses covered in elaborate patterns of azulejos.
Changes on the microscopic level eventually spill over into the macroscopic level.
Now environmental experts are assessing the damage caused by the spill, which residents claim is an ongoing problem.
From his home in Prince Edward Island, words spill out at a mile a minute as he describes his life as a fiddler and stepdancer.
Thomas plays Baz Wainwright, a troubled lad who has serious problems at home that spill over into school.
The lava flow managed to spill over the cooled igneous rock but what little did was diverted away from the town.
Marlene, bless her, would make the same tactless remarks I was threatening to spill.
Some bright spark decided it would be terribly amusing to spill the contents of six litter bins across the cathedral green during the night.
This was a tough no holds barred encounter which threatened to spill over at several junctures such was the committed and no-nonsense approach adopted by both teams.
Dr. George Crozier of the dauphin Island Sea Lab discusses the environmental impact the oil spill will have on the Gulf Coast.
At the top is the federal response to the deepwater Horizon drilling disaster and the subsequent oil spill.
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Examples from Classical Literature
It is mistaken generosity to fill the cup so full that when sugar and cream are added, the liquid will spill over into the saucer.
I am not going to spill over, and I don't care a copper penny whether you really do remember or not!
Will it burst and spill over or will it only noisily release its steam is anybody's guess.
I have now to rely on cordite, which, however, only acts as a spill.
She drank greedily, so as to spill nearly half of it on the coverlid.
If you spill any of the dishwater on the floor, it flattens out.
You dribbled down the front, you didn't spill things in your lap.
It simply must be done to preserve the equilibrium and avoid a spill.
If the opponent tries to kick him out on the QB mesh play, he will go under the guard and spill the play to Sam.
Their saving grace was a truth commission, sapiently releasing anger to spill where hurt harbours healing.
It was wrong, of course, for Paul to slip and spill an order of scrambled eggs down the brute's coatsleeve, but who can blame him?
By the mass, gammer, but for my staff Chat had gone nigh to spill you!
She twisted a piece of paper into a spill, and put an end to the gloaming.
It was a hair-raising coast, but we made the brink without a spill.
One sharp curve in the track and that load will spill all over the place.
I know he is economical and would die rather than spill over.
His hand trembled as with a palsy, especially noticeable when he poured his whiskey, though I never knew him to spill a drop.
Your employee has a messy spill to clean, and you have a choice of purchasing paper towels, rags, shop towels or nonwoven wipers.
They make me want to joggle their elbows and force them to spill their wine.
Oil is spewing from a damaged well north of a bay where officials have been fighting the spill from the BP disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
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