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
Recent Examples on the Web
Dozens of students spilled out of Ida B. Wells Middle School in Washington, D.C., gripping cardboard solar eclipse glasses and chatting with excitement.
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USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
Of the approximately 102,000 spring Chinook smolts that spilled out of the 53-foot truck last week, more than 25,000 fish didn’t survive.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 5 Apr. 2024
The crowd spilled out of the chambers during the council meeting, which almost never happens in El Monte.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
The breakfast nook spills out to the walled entry courtyard.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2024
Already 220 minutes long, the broadcast window with commercials has ballooned to four hours and 44 minutes, spilling out of primetime before Moses can descend from Mount Sinai with the you-know-what.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Then, a confused Timberlake is met with the first woman who is standing on an elevated surface and unleashes her giant wings as a dark liquid spills out of her mouth.
—Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024
The room fills with cheers as the bottle is sloshed around, tequila spilling out of shot glasses.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2024
The highly danceable beat throughout the concert had people up in their seats and spilling out into the aisles.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 9 Mar. 2024
USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
Of the approximately 102,000 spring Chinook smolts that spilled out of the 53-foot truck last week, more than 25,000 fish didn’t survive.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 5 Apr. 2024
The crowd spilled out of the chambers during the council meeting, which almost never happens in El Monte.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
The breakfast nook spills out to the walled entry courtyard.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2024
Already 220 minutes long, the broadcast window with commercials has ballooned to four hours and 44 minutes, spilling out of primetime before Moses can descend from Mount Sinai with the you-know-what.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Then, a confused Timberlake is met with the first woman who is standing on an elevated surface and unleashes her giant wings as a dark liquid spills out of her mouth.
—Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024
The room fills with cheers as the bottle is sloshed around, tequila spilling out of shot glasses.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2024
The highly danceable beat throughout the concert had people up in their seats and spilling out into the aisles.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 9 Mar. 2024
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“Spill out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spill%20out. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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