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 recall is another in a spate of issues identified with hybrid Jeep vehicles.
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Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Fearing a spike in anti-Japanese sentiment ahead of the parade, the Japanese embassy in Beijing warned its citizens to stay cautious and avoid speaking Japanese loudly in public – perhaps mindful that in recent years, there has been a spate of violent attacks against Japanese nationals in China.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025
That project, which premiered in competition at the Venice Film Festival in 2024, sees Law star as an FBI agent convinced that a domestic terror group is behind a spate of robberies in the Pacific Northwest.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025
The show, which debuted on Tuesday on Hulu, landed with a thud and garnered a jaw-dropping zero percent on Rotten Tomatoes from its initial spate of reviews, which included scathing takedowns from the Guardian, the Hollywood Reporter and the UK’s The Times.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 5 Nov. 2025
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Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Fearing a spike in anti-Japanese sentiment ahead of the parade, the Japanese embassy in Beijing warned its citizens to stay cautious and avoid speaking Japanese loudly in public – perhaps mindful that in recent years, there has been a spate of violent attacks against Japanese nationals in China.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025
That project, which premiered in competition at the Venice Film Festival in 2024, sees Law star as an FBI agent convinced that a domestic terror group is behind a spate of robberies in the Pacific Northwest.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025
The show, which debuted on Tuesday on Hulu, landed with a thud and garnered a jaw-dropping zero percent on Rotten Tomatoes from its initial spate of reviews, which included scathing takedowns from the Guardian, the Hollywood Reporter and the UK’s The Times.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 5 Nov. 2025
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“Spate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spate. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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: a sudden flood or rush
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