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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This, above all, is what’s at stake in the year’s exciting spate of self-aware cinematic spectacles.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2025
In response to such a spate of bad news, most CEOs would have issued a series of muted statements asking for patience.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2025
In his growing spate of work in Safdie films and Weeknd albums, producer Daniel Lopatin has developed an aptitude for all sorts of heady interstitial and incidental music.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
But now trial lawyers are courting the GOP and conservative leaders with a spate of lawsuits against Big Tech and Big Media, two industries that conservatives have traditionally felt are hostile to free markets and conservative values.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2025
In response to such a spate of bad news, most CEOs would have issued a series of muted statements asking for patience.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2025
In his growing spate of work in Safdie films and Weeknd albums, producer Daniel Lopatin has developed an aptitude for all sorts of heady interstitial and incidental music.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
But now trial lawyers are courting the GOP and conservative leaders with a spate of lawsuits against Big Tech and Big Media, two industries that conservatives have traditionally felt are hostile to free markets and conservative values.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Spate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spate. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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: a sudden flood or rush
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