Examples of spanking new in a Sentence
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Luckily September 2025 has several big video game releases, including Star Wars Outlaws coming to the brand spanking new Nintendo Switch 2 plus some new downloadable content for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.
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Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Brand-new profiles are a common red flag, and this one was brand spanking new.
—Justin Sablich, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
In some areas, all the equipment is brand spanking new and state-of-the-art, while in others soldiers are handling equipment that their grandfathers used.
—David Szondy
june 12, New Atlas, 12 June 2025
Neom, which is the site of Saudi’s futuristic city in the making, also has spanking new film production facilities.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 19 May 2025
That’s become something of a reality with the UK vs. the World and Canada vs. the World seasons, but the brand spanking new Global All Stars is taking things to a whole new level.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2024
No, this series between the Yankees and Dodgers this weekend feels brand spanking new, and like the main event, even if these Dodgers aren’t rolling through the early season the way the Yankees are.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 5 June 2024
The color overlay is a brand spanking new thermal (temperature) map using an infrared detector on the European Venus Express probe, currently orbiting our sister planet.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 9 Apr. 2010
Courtesy of Zoom Like any buzzing business, Zoom’s spanking new London headquarters is managed by a warm and welcoming receptionist.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2023
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Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Brand-new profiles are a common red flag, and this one was brand spanking new.
—Justin Sablich, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
In some areas, all the equipment is brand spanking new and state-of-the-art, while in others soldiers are handling equipment that their grandfathers used.
—David Szondy
june 12, New Atlas, 12 June 2025
Neom, which is the site of Saudi’s futuristic city in the making, also has spanking new film production facilities.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 19 May 2025
That’s become something of a reality with the UK vs. the World and Canada vs. the World seasons, but the brand spanking new Global All Stars is taking things to a whole new level.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2024
No, this series between the Yankees and Dodgers this weekend feels brand spanking new, and like the main event, even if these Dodgers aren’t rolling through the early season the way the Yankees are.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 5 June 2024
The color overlay is a brand spanking new thermal (temperature) map using an infrared detector on the European Venus Express probe, currently orbiting our sister planet.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 9 Apr. 2010
Courtesy of Zoom Like any buzzing business, Zoom’s spanking new London headquarters is managed by a warm and welcoming receptionist.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2023
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“Spanking new.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spanking%20new. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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