Examples of spillover in a Sentence
Put a pan under the pie to catch any spillovers.
New technology has a positive spillover effect into countless fields.
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Our ceaseless extraction of resources has destroyed ecosystems around the world, erasing boundaries between humans and wildlife, and increasing the opportunity for spillovers.
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Neil Vora, Time, 22 May 2026
Dana, hantavirus occurs by what's called a zoonotic spillover.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Third, watch the regional spillover risk.
—Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
What tends to happen is that one person gets it from an animal — which is called a spillover — and then that individual spreads it to other people.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 20 May 2026
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Neil Vora, Time, 22 May 2026
Dana, hantavirus occurs by what's called a zoonotic spillover.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Third, watch the regional spillover risk.
—Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
What tends to happen is that one person gets it from an animal — which is called a spillover — and then that individual spreads it to other people.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 20 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for spillover
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“Spillover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spillover. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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