How To Use Spoil In A Sentence

Elizabeth had doted on her, spoiled her, given her everything a little girl can want.
This day wilt thou either bring back in triumph the gory head and spoils of Aeneas, and we will avenge Lausus 'agonies; or if no force opens a way, thou wilt die with me: for I deem not, bravest, thou wilt deign to bear an alien rule and a Teucrian lord.' The Aeneid of Virgil
Aren't you a spoiled child, without the childness and the spoiling, to go and write in that plaintive, solemn way about 'help of some connexions of Jane's in Glasgow,' as if you were a desolate orphan Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle
So far, so good, so much more credible—and spoiled only slightly by the blandishment that those that fail should present plans for recapitalization "as swiftly as possible. Is This the End of the Beginning for the Euro Crisis?
Too much spoils, too little is nothing.

Isn't there something revolting about catering to the imagined needs of a tiny group of spoiled ladies, a Marie Antoinette–ish situation that reached its apotheosis when John Galliano showed his infamous clochard collection—the word means bum or hobo in French, and the tattered gowns, hand-stenciled to look filthy, trailed pots, pans, and other refuse—at the 1997 Dior haute couture show? Art in the Parks 3: Nan Kempner's Clothing
The sad fact is that if the Democrats had tried to make a big issue of the matter the press would have criticized them unmercifully for spoiling the 100th birthday celebrations of a great man with their petty partisan politics.
I say this because in the mid distance is the Swinden Limestone Quarry, and they are removing one hill, and making another with the quarry tailings, and successfully grassing over the spoil and planting trees.
‘Oh, well, Kin and Mic will be some fun even if you're a spoilsport,’ she said, and fixed her eyes on both of us.
My daughter and husband bicker constantly - should I take his side and risk spoiling my relationship with her? Times, Sunday Times
However, there is a potential for increased tourism because of the natural beauty and varied topography and because the country is unspoiled and inexpensive.
many foods must be refrigerated or else they will spoil
Thousands of miles of unspoilt coastline, isolated and untouched lakes and pristine mountain ranges are there for the discovering.
When you have too many lemons or limes or oranges and some are going to spoil, slice some thinly and then freeze the slices.
His actions have spoiled the accommodationist agenda, and marred the image of the revolution.
This done with expedition, like men skilful in such mischief, as they took their cockboat to go aboard their own ship, it was overwhelmed in the sea, and certain of these men there drowned; the rest were preserved even by those silly souls whom they had before spoiled, who saved and delivered them aboard the _Swallow_. Sir Humphrey Gilbert's Voyage to Newfoundland
I was accused of being stiff, spoiled, pompous, upper crusted, bitter, angry, negative, imbecilic, and even crazy.
The denouement when the birthday comes is surprising enough not to spoil, but again there is something uneasy about it. Times, Sunday Times
In a sweeping half-moon behind me, the rugged, unspoiled Inishowen Peninsula rolls out across this little known spear of North West Ireland.
Well, thank you very much for spoiling it for me. Times, Sunday Times
When it found one, it would automatically tweet them back with a plot spoiler. Times, Sunday Times
The use of the bucket and telpher also eliminated most of the objectionable noise incident to the transfer of spoil from tunnel cars to ordinary wagons at the shaft sites. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The Cross-Town Tunnels. Paper No. 1158
She doesn't want you to spoil them by looking gloomy and funereal. Times, Sunday Times
The murderer attempted to escape from law punishment by spoiling his own face.
The invaders despoiled the country of all its treasures.
In an age of central heating and renovation Greystones presumably featured as a rare unspoiled habitat.
Another good option is the Santa Lucia, a beautifully restored 18 th-century palazzo which is spoiled only by the management's choice of chintzy decor and over-fussy floral curtains in the guest rooms.
And a share of the spoils looks like the best they can hope for. The Sun
Frankly, she held her nose and said it stank like the henhouse when a mongoose has spoiled the eggs. HOMELAND AND OTHER STORIES
ducktail" was barely visible from the cabin, standing in sharp contrast to the GT3's rear spoiler that dominates - and obstructs - the rearward view. Autoblog
He's a spoilt brat and it's about time he learnt to behave properly.
Hiking boots are obviously a much better idea for moving around in, but the trade off can be feet so cold and painful that your whole day can be spoilt.
When the shovelers come by, they shovel the bread, rats and spoiled meat into the sausage vats.
Back in the age of discovery, wine shipments often spoiled at sea and originally wines were fortified to stop them from going bad on voyage. The Sun
Socialists have no desire to isolate ourselves by being killjoys or spoilsports, but it does help if we understand what we are dealing with.
Give the same role and we all would be better off watching ground beef spoil.
I told my mother inlaw since long ago to not spoil Bibi. Kids need to be educate since little, else it's very hard to correct their bad characteristics after 3 years old.
Oh don't be such a spoilsport, let's have some fun!
The mild makeover has given the face a hint more edge, with chrome mesh grille and lower mesh spoiler with fog lamps. The Sun
A useful novice chaser two seasons ago, the Ferdy Murphy-trained gelding showed all of his old sparkle as he took the spoils.
In paying homage to his political spoilsman and teacher, he had only narrowly been spared a potentially disastrous appointment.
Wouldn't any spoiled young brat fresh from university give his life for a chance like that? Bomber
It's better to box the ears than to talk behind someone's back. That spoils the atmosphere ?FC Bayern M?nchen defender Bixente Lizarazu after he hit teammate Niko Kovac in the face during training.
Not to mention the thawed, spoilt food in the freezer. The Sun
I am well content with my estates, and need no foot of English land, no share in English spoil I must fight for my liege lord as long as fighting goes on, but that over I hope to return here and live in peace. Wulf the Saxon A Story of the Norman Conquest
If you're not ready to spoil your pet with lavish gifts and gourmet treats just yet, start small.
A caricature of greatness despoils the memory.
I managed to get "Spook" on bookcrossing, so I can now put some other book on my Christmas wish list - I just got my new copy of "Pages" so I'm going to be spoiled for suggestions! Spook/Ghost Hunters (copy)
There is usually a defining moment in the formation of any enterprise when the potential spoils are divided and roles assigned. Times, Sunday Times
Having said which, the goddesses Thetis, Athena, Hera and indeed the Trojan women, Hecuba and Andromache (and to an extent Helen) are all interesting characters in their own rights; as are most of the men, several of whom (this is hardly a spoiler) get horribly killed off during the conflict. March Books 17) The Iliad, by Homer
It was extremely unsatisfying and while it didn't spoil the good parts of the movie leading up to it, it sure put a horrid taste in my mouth as I finished watching it.
I practically drove right onto the beachfront, an unspoiled, unpeopled coastline that seemed to stretch to infinity. Smithsonian Mag
But how to talk about it without spoiling the element of surprise? Times, Sunday Times
But that hasn't deterred the parents of the spoilt brats. Times, Sunday Times
I've been on eight fabulous cruises and love to be spoiled and pampered on my vacations.
Britney Spears is being forced to give custody of her children to man-whore/baby-mama maker/Britney despoiler/my idol Kevin Federline. Archive 2007-10-01
I have a feeling this subject is going to be even touchier than the speculation that surrounded the cast of the now defunct JLA movie, so let the battle begin in the comment section, or over in the Major Spoilers Movie Forum. via Hollywood Reporter Akira Getting Live Action Treatment | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News
Its turrets and towers, its windows and its walls, its capacious kitchens, and its fine halls and banqueting rooms -- unspoiled by the hands of the "restorer" -- have gained for it the almost unchallenged position of being the finest baronial residence which still exists. Heiress of Haddon
I find it unsettling that Stalin used to toss breadballs at his wife during dinner, that he spoiled his children and that he loved growing mimosas.
Some of the characters, such as spoilt Premiership stars, shifty agents and publicity-mad bimbos, are instantly identifiable with true-life equivalents and not altogether far-fetched.
Large Hadron collider is 27 Km in circumference and will accelerates protons to 99. 99999% the speed of light (I might not have gotten the right number of 9s, sorry if this spoils your calculations if you are trying this at home). Boing Boing
Since she supported none of the candidates, she spoiled her ballot paper.
I'd be inclined to avoid ragtops on general principle, and I also think that the floppy roof spoils the TT's outline.
These two beat up Sancho when he tries to take some friars' frocks as battle spoils.
Why should the bingers be allowed to spoil things for everyone else?
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Grandparents are often tempted to spoil their grandchildren whenever they come to visit.
The sun was up, the sky was blue, there wasn't a cloud to spoil the view.
Where four million people disported themselves, the wild wolves roam to-day, and the savage progeny of our loins, with prehistoric weapons, defend themselves against the fanged despoilers. Page 7
She is perceived as vain, spoilt and promiscuous.
Jutting out into the northern Mediterranean, the Portofino headland is a piece of natural unspoilt beauty standing hand in hand with some pretty Italian architecture.
The audience are audible throughout but not in such a way as to spoil the audio quality.
Although I didn't want to be a spoilsport, I secretly wondered how much of that we'd really find, given that 450 rental houseboats cruise the lake, along with noisy jet skis and countless private boats.
The misconceived refusal to give Charlie Adam a penalty and send off Philippe Senderos on the hour, a spoilsport decision to disallow a goal for Luis Suárez midway through the second half and a red card for the young midfielder Jay Spearing a few minutes later prefaced a crescendo of Fulham attacking which ended with a dreadful Pepe Reina error and a decisive tap-in for Clint Dempsey. Andy Carroll's ineffectiveness adds to Liverpool frustration at Fulham | Richard Williams
Though he is faster to commit to Lola, he is selfish and spoiled.
Not to give away spoilers but it was the Finn who took double gold in Calgary. The Sun
But the slow pace of exercise indicates that these young people are more interested in coquetry than spoiling a perfectly good sweat-suit with sweat.
The smaller berries are also usually less liable to congestion and compression within the bunch, and are therefore less likely to split or suffer spoilage as a result of fungal diseases or bacteria.
Also, a brief overview of the story is contained, but it is cursory and superficially overviewed here, and doesn't spoil or resolve anything.
The Government has also yielded to public disquiet over the inability to deliberately spoil votes.
Coffee cherries must be processed immediately after harvest to prevent spoilage.
If the Davis researchers could use their NMR to measure corky off-flavor - a more widespread spoilage problem - then the system might find more use, Henick-Kling says.
We did, and on a day forecast as spoilt by scattered showers and cloud we were rewarded with an absolute pearler.
It seems that I turn into a bolshy, opinionated and entirely spoilt six-year-old kid at moments like this.
Up close they are really interesting and even pretty but most eyes find them to be just slimy gunge that needs to be gotten rid off…And, of course, there are the moss lovers that create their growth with spoiled milk/yogurt. More Moss Magic « Fairegarden
Let it rain - it won't spoil our afternoon.
The house is unmodernised but totally unspoilt. Times, Sunday Times
A connoisseur would shun the very notion of ‘spoiling’ this fragrant and bubbly brew by adding milk or sugar to it.
But a big step after the dismount was to spoil his chances and that of Russia's.
But we have what we call a rear spoiler on the deck lid that the air comes over the back glass and it hits that spoiler and it drives the back end to the ground. Oral History Interview with Junior Johnson, June 4, 1988. Interview C-0053. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
She really didn't know much about real life, she was like a spoiled princess.
You can't discuss what happens in these series for fear of giving away a spoiler. Times, Sunday Times
Together with his wife, Danielle, he spoiled us with rib-sticking main courses such as cassoulet or rabbit pappardelle they'll cater for vegetarians or special diets if you let them know in advance, and irresistible desserts like melting chocolate pudding or affogato with homemade ice-cream. Couples ski holiday in the French Alps
She is showing the signs of a spoilt little brat. The Sun
The subtext could mean she has turned into a demanding spoilt little brat who likes to show off. The Sun
I don't mean to be a spoilsport, but exactly what do you have planned?
No thanks to the spoilsports who are trying to take the fun out of it.
Behind the scenes, cinema chains enjoy the economies of centralised purchasing and have utilised computers to track inventory and prevent spoilage.
He tells Young that he regrets his "spoilt and brattish" behaviour when he won a Bafta in 2008 for Gavin & Stacey. James Corden says he was a castaway long before Desert Island Discs
What do you call a gigantic man-made disaster that is threatening to despoil the ecosystems and wreck the economies of the Gulf Coast? BP touts itself as 'green,' but faces PR disaster with 'BP oil spill'
The strawberries are kept in cold storage to prevent them spoiling during transportation.
The executive jet settled on its main wheels and braked sharply as the thrust-reverse and spoilers were deployed.
Too many cooks, it seems, do not spoil the broth here. Times, Sunday Times
'St. Peter and St. Paul,' Guercino's 'Hagar and Abraham;' a row of old columns which were broken and lying about till the French set them upon their legs; Leonardo da Vinci's fresco, which is entirely spoilt. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Volume 1 (of 3)
He's not able to suggest much in the name of what should be done, but the king is clearly spoiling for action.
She spoiled her son all his life, and always believed that her family was better than Lindo's because they were richer.
And, although the Artstore is giving me a good price on mounting boards, I can't go on spoiling good card indefinitely.
And, having reached a nice rounded and witty conclusion, I'm going to spoil it by waffling on and qualifying what I've said.
Friday, March 27, 2009 at 06: 41 PM how odd to read this particular bit of news as i enjoy one of the only still-functioning electrical devices in my home (the computer), the others suffering from a mysterious anti-surge, in which switches produce only intermittent and then very weak current. nothing is 'crame' but the fridge has no cold, the water-heater no heat, the lamps flicker like candles guttering out their last wisp of light, etc. the electrician will be coming tomorrow; meanwhile one is very conscious of being (but not wishing to be) very spoiled and electrodependent ...... Cramer - French Word-A-Day
Don't know what it is that's making me so clucky lately, but I reckon it's the new addition to my now trio of adored and spoilt nephews way back in the motherland. Lily-white Diary Entry
The victorious army despoil the city of all its treasure.
She is being dragged backwards, away from the excrescence that despoils her bedroom floor, onto the landing. A MEANS TO EVIL
The fruit is notorious for not falling off the tree, even when it is ripe to the point of spoiling.
Expect some spoilers about the film.
Locksley cheers the castle's demise, and tells his men to collect their spoils and bring them to the forest for equal division among the men.
And he emerged from his prison the same spoiled, pettish rich kid, having tantrums, dumping his non-glossy crippled wife, etc., etc. A Word On McCain's Heroism And His Speech Tonight
He lives a miserable life, tormented by his aunt and uncle and his spoiled cousin.
But liberal economists in China fret that state-owned banks and their SOE cronies will carve up the spoils, leaving small and medium private enterprises by the wayside.
In the original, Job wound up with boils and I kept dreading what they'd rhyme it with… spoils?
And I will keep checking out spoilers to see if any eps is worth tuning in to. Supernatural Season Premiere Spoiler Pics : SF Universe - SF Universe is your Science Fiction central. From SciFi television to movies to books and more. All the latest news, reviews and insights from SciFi experts.
You can count the number of unopened/uncast ballots at the end of the night, compare them to the number of cast/spoiled ballots, and know that you finished with the same number you started with. Tim Hugo's Future Chaos
However, historian Will Durant correctly observed: ‘Europe and America are the spoiled child and grandchild of Asia and have never quite realized the wealth of their pre-classical inheritance.’
The guests of the banquet sway extraneously from portrayals as parasites, wild, carnivorous beasts and ravenous dogs to spoilt brats at a kids' party to well mannered socialites.
Given that the DA will see his chances for re-election dwindle if he/she is perceived to be soft on a multiple felony slam-dunk conviction case against a spoiled, arrogant, crime-committing, room-temperature-IQ behemoth, I suspect the moron in question (e.g., the football player), after considerable wheeling and dealing by his zealous defense attorney -- who is just doing his job, will likely receive felony deferred adjudication from the appropriate court. No Prison for Plaxico?
Civic spoilsports, however, banned the annual nude swim off Bondi Beach.
What a contrast that would be from the spoiled, overpaid and selfish athletes who normally grace the covers of sports magazines.
But the absence of the traditional enemy didn't spoil the fun for assortment of enthusiasts including gunslingers, gamblers, and their womenfolk.
He frequently spoiled his splendid point-work with the burin, and his reputation as an aquafortist depends, therefore, more on what he did than on how he did it. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux
People miss surprises in soaps because trailers and spoiler photos make them scarce now. The Sun
It offers pristine beaches, unspoilt forests and the second-largest barrier reef in the world. Times, Sunday Times
It was like one of those captivating heavyweight fights where the challenger takes a pounding but the beating is only physical and his spirit remains unspoilt.
The lower spoiler plus front and rear bumpers will also be less aggressive. The Sun
He may be charming but he is willful, thoroughly spoiled and a washout in politics.
And I was so spoiled that I had a very, let's say, ‘heavenly’ idea of the world.
Englishmen than euer before; so as doubting that hee should neuer by gentlenesse win their good willes, he now determined by a harder measure to meete with them; insomuch that he banished a great number, other some also (not a few) he spoiled of their goods, those especiallie of whom he was in hope to gaine any great portion of substance. Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6) England (1 of 12) William the Conqueror
The cast is universally appealing, and everything about the movie seems to be enjoying itself to such a degree that any derision would make me feel a spoilsport.
A scalawag was a Southerner who deserted his political affiliations for the spoils of the Republican party. A slaveholder's daughter,
He only spoils the show, poor devil.
Restaurant and bar owners complained that the beer frequently spoiled before they could sell it.
My first grown-up crush, I think, was on a girl at art college – a crush spoilt when she became my best friend 10 years and counting and I was introduced to all her levels of bossiness, filed as though guest towels, some saved for "best". Still carrying a torch
They had always spoiled me when I was younger, buying me things I didn't want or need, dressing me up in clothes I didn't like.
On the other hand, if it all goes wrong, he might turn out to be just one more erratic autocrat relying on nationalist rhetoric and the spoils system to stay in power.
Modern footballers have been so pampered and spoilt from such an early age that they have lost all sense of proportion, dignity or manners. The Sun
Peaceful summer evenings can be spoilt by mosquitoes.
In its isolation the island has been as unheedful of tourists as it has been unspoiled.
According to traditional practice, the spoils are carried along in the procession.
His teenage daughter is spoiled beyond hope, and his seven-year-old son wishes his father were around more.
If you haven't already seen the movie, it will spoil nothing to tell you that the accident, discreetly shown as a "Six Feet Under" - style whiteout, is not fatal. September 2005
Last year enthusiasts spent $1.5 billion on compact-car accessories, such as moldings (fenders), wings (spoilers) and lighting. I Love My Car
Watching husbands and wives and children all screaming at each other and acting like a ravening pack of spoiled brats for an hour is pretty unedifying stuff.
Around the back, you'll find a deeper bumper with a chromed tailpipe poking through off-centre, a boot spoiler and some discreet badging.
There is hunger in all the places where the crop was spoilt by the flood.
‘There are misperceptions - they ask why doesn't the milk spoil if it's not refrigerated,’ says Capelli.
Having grown used to a privileged lifestyle, sleeping over at the palace and stuff, he liked it so much he wanted a share in the spoils.
A small gravelled area is the first thing one encounters, southwest - facing and with a thin layer of soil covering spoil from a demolition.
I don't want to spoil the fun, but trust me, you should get a laugh out of this film.
The confusion over the referendum could result in a significant proportion of spoiled votes.
Surely I shall never miss it," I said, and I had in mind the dark gray suit with the pockets draggled from the freightage of many books — books that had spoiled more than one day's fishing sport. Local Color
In addition, the production proves a good 55 minutes too long, which spoils an otherwise excellent evening.
Far from being cynical spoilsmen or naive incompetents, individuals whose presidencies provide studies in ineptitude, Garfield and Arthur emerge as men of considerable ability.
This was a case of too many cooks spoiling the broth. Times, Sunday Times
By our greed, we had despoiled the environment and were consuming a disproportionate share of the world's wealth and resources.
Football matches are spoilt by time wasting. Times, Sunday Times
He was a terrific guy who never let his tough-streets upbringing spoil his love for the game or the fans.
I quite like oranges, but the pips spoil them, and peeling them is hard work.
The introduction - oddly named as it contains many major spoilers - is a welcome chance to hear the effervescent, elfin man discuss his themes and modifications to Gorky's work.
She is beautiful, popular, spoiled, and having a great time spending her father's money.
‘We're spoiled here in L.A.,’ admits Schmidt, referring to the outdoor living possibilities presented by the area's coastal climate.
He bowed to her, in the distant formality of the rich, and then laughed as his hand caught on his sword, spoiling the movement.
I have been spoiled watching wonderful players and I enjoyed spin bowling. Times, Sunday Times
The finale is where the true incredulity is borne, as our hero (spoiler alert!)
I have zero appetite for the indulgence of spoiled brats, and I will tell her this myself if you don't.
Among the problems caused by poor communications: excess inventories along the supply chain, misdirected products, unauthorized substitutions and spoilage.
Not content with appropriating to their own use the goods of others, they from mere wantonness spoiled what they did not use, so as to be of no use to the owners. deep waters -- that is, "limpid," as deep waters are generally clear. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Boy, the ridiculous right is like a spoiled four year old: never happy, refusing to agree with anything because its far more easy to be a coward and criticize from the sidelines. Obama: Bailout for Main Street
While the establishment seemed to spoil the rich, she took the liberty to pamper the poor.
But they were so attentive to us that there was no opportunity of stealing a thing until, having left Giton with them, I craftily slipped out of sight and sneaked aft where the statue of Isis stood, and despoiled it of a valuable mantle and a silver sistrum. Satyricon
Then, when I am sick of spoiled super rich kids, I will write a tell-all book!
France, as the old Duke once said with great truth, has been already _under water several times, what could be spoiled has been spoiled_, what remains _is pretty solid_. The Letters of Queen Victoria, Vol 2 (of 3), 1844-1853 A Selection from her Majesty's correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861
But if they are battle spoils, why the religious artefacts? Times, Sunday Times
They didn't tell you about the whole smallpox in the blankets and forced march to internment and despoilation of the forests part of that new arrangement, did they? The Sacred Domain
There was one thing which spoilt it: the presence of Desmond Featherstone. THE ROAD TO PARADISE ISLAND
The strawberries are kept in cold storage to prevent them spoiling during transportation.
It has twin exhausts, big wheels, a spoiler, frog-style foglights and a turbocharged 2 litre engine that kicks out 225 bhp.
The new road has completely spoiled the character of the village.
Any alteration would spoil the sense of the entire poem.
Where four million people disported themselves, the wild wolves roam to-day, and the savage progeny of our loins, with prehistoric weapons, defend themselves against the fanged despoilers. Page 7
The sport was very fine; and after spoiling the trees, Philetus was left to "shuck" and bring home a load of the fruit, while Fleda and Hugh took their way slowly down the mountain. Queechy
And like I said, the prospect of despoiling innocence is the greatest lure of all. NIGHT SISTERS
This is not a deadly disease, but does spoil established waterlilies.
The rage of a wild boar is able to spoil more than one wood.
Hardtack was one of the food supplies they packed because it could be kept for a long time without spoiling.
Don't eat too many nuts-you'll spoil your appetite .
The aircraft also have composite ailerons, spoilers, flaps, vertical tail skin and horizontal tail skin, but they have aluminum wings.
Visitors are enchanted by charming villages alongside sophisticated cities and the largest unspoiled wilderness in Europe.
It can also spoil things that should be enjoyable. The Sun
He often claimed that the gods had given men an easy life but that it had been spoiled by their seeking after honey, cheese cakes and unguents.
When he refused to ease down his pace and bleated about freedom of contract, independent Americanism, and the dignity of toil, they proceeded to spoil his pace-making ability. SOUTH OF THE SLOT
Furthermore, it is not always clear whether fossils from a given locality are from in situ rocks or from spoil or clasts in glacial drift.
Any importation of heat or temper would have spoilt the cool pleasure we took in the friendship. Times, Sunday Times

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