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.
Recent Examples on the Web
That has very big negative spillovers onto the other seven.
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Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2023
Fear of besieged Palestinians escaping to Egypt seems to have added fresh momentum to a European Commission proposal to pay Egypt to keep migrants away from the E.U.
European Council President Charles Michel argued for the need to invest in the region to prevent spillover into Europe.
—Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023
As of early 2024, nearly every country in the region has normalized relations with the Taliban, in spite of common concerns about the stability of Afghanistan and the potential for spillover effects into their borders.
—Asfandyar Mir, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2024
There’s a pretty patio and a second-floor mezzanine for spillover and special events.
—Malcolm Mayhew, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
This homogeneity has had a spillover effect into the real world - for example, Instagrammable cafes have started to all look alike around the world.
—Erleia, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
Be sure to cover the top of your blender with a dish towel in case there’s spillover.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 25 Jan. 2024
The spillover into Europe of upsurges in Israeli-Palestinian violence is not new.
—Roger Cohen, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2023
The schools also saw some spillover gains in students’ math achievement.
—Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2024
Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2023
Fear of besieged Palestinians escaping to Egypt seems to have added fresh momentum to a European Commission proposal to pay Egypt to keep migrants away from the E.U.
European Council President Charles Michel argued for the need to invest in the region to prevent spillover into Europe.
—Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023
As of early 2024, nearly every country in the region has normalized relations with the Taliban, in spite of common concerns about the stability of Afghanistan and the potential for spillover effects into their borders.
—Asfandyar Mir, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2024
There’s a pretty patio and a second-floor mezzanine for spillover and special events.
—Malcolm Mayhew, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
This homogeneity has had a spillover effect into the real world - for example, Instagrammable cafes have started to all look alike around the world.
—Erleia, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
Be sure to cover the top of your blender with a dish towel in case there’s spillover.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 25 Jan. 2024
The spillover into Europe of upsurges in Israeli-Palestinian violence is not new.
—Roger Cohen, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2023
The schools also saw some spillover gains in students’ math achievement.
—Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2024
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“Spillover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spillover. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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