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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However, this year has seen a spate of high-profile attacks in predominantly Christian pockets of the north, which has drawn international attention and condemnation.
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Kara Fox, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
The decline in capacity at state facilities unfurled as a spate of local hospitals across the country shuttered their psychiatric units, which disproportionately serve patients with Medicaid or who are uninsured.
—Sarah Jane Tribble, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
The film, which inaugurated a spate of adaptations of other McMillan novels, also marked a watershed moment in the representation of the Black professional class.
—Niela Orr, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
That pattern, combined with a series of storms that dumped more rain than snow, has led to a historic spate of flooding.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
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Kara Fox, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
The decline in capacity at state facilities unfurled as a spate of local hospitals across the country shuttered their psychiatric units, which disproportionately serve patients with Medicaid or who are uninsured.
—Sarah Jane Tribble, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
The film, which inaugurated a spate of adaptations of other McMillan novels, also marked a watershed moment in the representation of the Black professional class.
—Niela Orr, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
That pattern, combined with a series of storms that dumped more rain than snow, has led to a historic spate of flooding.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Spate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spate. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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: a sudden flood or rush
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