Examples of spate in a Sentence
A spate of books on the subject have come out recently. There was a spate of corporate mergers in the 1980s.
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The killings are among a spate of attacks on Palestinian schools or schoolchildren in the West Bank in recent days, which have seen a school building razed to the ground and, in a separate incident, settlers putting up razor wire to block children as young as five from getting to school. —
Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026 Bobyarchick compares the recent spate of seismic activity to similar earthquakes in Elgin, South Carolina, a few years prior. —Eva Flowe april 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026 After a spate of arson attacks targeting Jewish sites in London, British authorities are investigating a shadowy online group with possible ties to Iran. —Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026 In this country, a spate of bad weather led to wider use of coal to shore up the grid. —Dave Trecker, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for spate
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Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026 Bobyarchick compares the recent spate of seismic activity to similar earthquakes in Elgin, South Carolina, a few years prior. —Eva Flowe april 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026 After a spate of arson attacks targeting Jewish sites in London, British authorities are investigating a shadowy online group with possible ties to Iran. —Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026 In this country, a spate of bad weather led to wider use of coal to shore up the grid. —Dave Trecker, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for spate
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“Spate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/spate. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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spate
noun
: a sudden flood or rush
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