Examples of spillage in a Sentence
The design of this travel mug helps prevent spillage.
Recent Examples on the Web
These bamboo cutting boards also feature juice grooves to prevent spillage.
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Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Adding salsa to the mix only compounded the situation, requiring an abundance of napkins to manage the resulting spillage.
—Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2024
An iPhone case protects it against spillage, abrasive surfaces, and shock.
—Dua Rashid and Jorge Jimenez / Gizmodo, Quartz, 17 Mar. 2024
Check out our editors' favorites for sprucing up their bathroom spaces while curbing water spillage.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 4 Mar. 2024
The floor and all the containers in the storage area hallway had food spillage, the report said, and inspectors saw that the walk-in fan covers and all the shelving weren’t properly sanitized.
—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 17 Feb. 2024
So far in 2024, nothing has approached the level of on-set chaos as the nefarious fart noise that came after an epic water spillage at the Hot Topics table in early 2023.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 8 Jan. 2024
The chain swings with the movement of the bag, which helps to reduce spillage.
—Taylor Gumm, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2024
It’s made of water-resistant nylon to protect your things from (inevitable) spillage.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 24 Dec. 2023
Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Adding salsa to the mix only compounded the situation, requiring an abundance of napkins to manage the resulting spillage.
—Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2024
An iPhone case protects it against spillage, abrasive surfaces, and shock.
—Dua Rashid and Jorge Jimenez / Gizmodo, Quartz, 17 Mar. 2024
Check out our editors' favorites for sprucing up their bathroom spaces while curbing water spillage.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 4 Mar. 2024
The floor and all the containers in the storage area hallway had food spillage, the report said, and inspectors saw that the walk-in fan covers and all the shelving weren’t properly sanitized.
—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 17 Feb. 2024
So far in 2024, nothing has approached the level of on-set chaos as the nefarious fart noise that came after an epic water spillage at the Hot Topics table in early 2023.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 8 Jan. 2024
The chain swings with the movement of the bag, which helps to reduce spillage.
—Taylor Gumm, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2024
It’s made of water-resistant nylon to protect your things from (inevitable) spillage.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 24 Dec. 2023
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“Spillage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spillage. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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spillage
noun
spill·age
ˈspil-ij 
1
: the act or process of spilling
2
: the quantity that spills
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