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Example sentences from the Web for spoilsYet instead of disbelieving that the facts will set us free, we cling to them as if they were spoils of war. On Torture, Chuck Johnson & Sondheim|James Poulos|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST Over time, old rivalries began to deepen, particularly over the spoils of corruption. ‘The Good Lie’ and the Hard Truths of South Sudan|John Prendergast|October 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST Perhaps worst of all, this scramble for spoils raises the value of gains even as it lowers the bar for action. Is Democracy Doomed Abroad?|James Poulos|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST Meanwhile, ISIS amassed resources, money, and heavy weapons brought back as spoils from their military victories in Iraq. Obama Is Just 'Tickling' ISIS, Syrian Rebels Say|Josh Rogin|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Kourtney Kardashian (Keeping Up With the Kardashians) Kourtney spoils her son, Mason, and she and her boyfriend love him a lot. TV’s Best and Worst Moms: ‘Veep,’ ‘Game of Thrones,’ and More|The Daily Beast Video|May 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST But immediately after making this pious pact they began to distribute among themselves the spoils of war. The Jesuits, 1534-1921|Thomas J. Campbell Mums says he spoils us, but I don't think he does, for he's very particular. The Girls and I|Mary Louisa Stewart Molesworth Flushed with victory, and laden with spoils, Falstaff and his companions sat down on the grass to divide the latter. The Life Of Sir John Falstaff|Robert B. Brough She had outwitted him at the start and borne off the spoils, but he would wrest them from her, and tame her into the bargain. The Fifth Ace|Douglas Grant After an absence of from four to six hours, he would return well-laden with the spoils of war. Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field|Thomas W. Knox
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pl n(sometimes singular) valuables seized by violence, esp in war mainly US the rewards and benefits of public office regarded as plunder for the winning party or candidateSee also spoils system Words nearby spoilsspoiler, spoiler party, spoilfive, spoil for, spoil ground, spoils, spoilsman, spoilsport, spoils system, spoilt, Spokane Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to spoilsbooty, swag, cut, prize, pillage, make, plunder, goods, prey, gain, take, loot, squeeze, graft, pickings |