spill across

Frequency: 6.27.8 per million words

to spread over a surface from one side to the other.

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Examples (10)

  • The morning sun began to spill across the kitchen floor.
  • A dropped glass caused water to spill across the entire countertop.
  • During the festival, crowds of people would spill across the main square.
  • The artist watched as the vibrant paint colors started to spill across the canvas.
  • Long shadows spilled across the valley as the evening approached.
  • Be careful not to let the ink spill across your important documents.
  • After the dam broke, the floodwaters quickly spilled across the farmlands.
  • Laughter and music seemed to spill across the garden from the party.
  • She accidentally let the coffee spill across her new white shirt.
  • The volcanic eruption sent molten lava spilling across the slopes.