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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In the last decade, a spate of pop culture examining how the media mistreated famous women in the 1990s and 2000s has recontextualized their stories.
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Scarlett Harris, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
At the end of the last episode, Roddy was scooped up by Regent’s Park for his connection to the spate of terrorist activities around the city, while Flyte and a team of other agents are keeping the rest of the Slough House gang under lockdown.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
Uptown district development The Tepper proposal is just the latest in a spate of development in and around uptown Charlotte.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2025
These sorts of laws have also led to a spate of horrifying examples of mob violence based on blasphemy accusations, targeting Muslims, Christians, and others, even as recently as a month ago.
—Sean Nelson, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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Scarlett Harris, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
At the end of the last episode, Roddy was scooped up by Regent’s Park for his connection to the spate of terrorist activities around the city, while Flyte and a team of other agents are keeping the rest of the Slough House gang under lockdown.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
Uptown district development The Tepper proposal is just the latest in a spate of development in and around uptown Charlotte.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2025
These sorts of laws have also led to a spate of horrifying examples of mob violence based on blasphemy accusations, targeting Muslims, Christians, and others, even as recently as a month ago.
—Sean Nelson, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Spate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spate. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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: a sudden flood or rush
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