spill out
phrasal verb
spilled out also spilt out; spilling out; spills out
: to fall, flow, or run over the edge of a container or to cause or allow (something) to fall, flow, or run over the edge of a container
The bag ripped open and the flour spilled out onto the floor.
The bag ripped open and spilled out its contents all over the floor.
She spilled the contents of her purse out on the table.
—sometimes used figurativelyAll his thoughts suddenly came spilling out.
He spilled his thoughts out to her.
Examples of spill out in a Sentence
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On Friday night, before a 11-5 dispatching of the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field, a full 26 minutes passed before players spilled out of the meeting.
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Spencer Nusbaum, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
The violence spilled out into the corridor as deputies pinned Jackson down to stop him.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 14 June 2024
Fleetwood sliding glass doors also spill out to a covered lounge area overlooking a swimming pool and a fire pit.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 May 2024
Eight Northeast High School students were wounded in the after-school shooting last Wednesday, two of them critically, when three people spilled out of a car that was waiting across the street from the stop.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2024
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Spencer Nusbaum, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
The violence spilled out into the corridor as deputies pinned Jackson down to stop him.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 14 June 2024
Fleetwood sliding glass doors also spill out to a covered lounge area overlooking a swimming pool and a fire pit.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 May 2024
Eight Northeast High School students were wounded in the after-school shooting last Wednesday, two of them critically, when three people spilled out of a car that was waiting across the street from the stop.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2024
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“Spill out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spill%20out. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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