Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: spoils
IPA transcription: [sp'ɔɪlz]
Pronunciations of spoils
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Usage examples
  • "And it just spoils all our pleasure."
  • In very hot weather, it is difficult to corn beef in cold brine before it spoils.
  • He took rather more than his share of the spoils, but the girls had no voice to object.
  • He eats all sorts of food, but spoils more for man, by running about over it, than he eats.
  • I suppose chivalry would require me to vacate, so that you may enjoy at once the spoils of war.”
  • Sick persons should have their coffee made separate from the family, as standing in the tin pot spoils the flavor.
  • And on that bank Behold the glitt'ring spoils, half-eaten fish, Scales, fins, and bones, the leavings of his feast."
  • But, when the empire was once invaded, they bethought themselves of sharing the land, just as they shared spoils after a victory.
  • Then, "victorious and contented," Cavendish wished to secure the great spoils which he was conveying against any chance of danger.
  • The twelve canoes, the spoils of victory, were of little value; they were placed on the camp fire one after another, and reduced to ashes.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Grim Fandango, License CC BY-SA 4.0