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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When a spate of gruesome killings that resemble a decades-old crime rock a small town, disgraced detective Lee Dong-sik (Shin Ha-kyun) has a chance to restore his reputation with the help of young upstart investigator Han Joo-won (Yeo Jin-goo).
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
Construction was halted in 2021 following a spate of Islamist attacks along Mozambique’s coast, home to some of the world’s largest gas reserves.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 30 Jan. 2026
In recent years, depressed values and elevated vacancy rates have triggered a spate of foreclosures or sales at steep discounts of office buildings in the Bay Area.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2026
Between 2001 and 2005, New York City had a spate of unusually snowy years, with an annual average in Central Park of just over 27 inches.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
Construction was halted in 2021 following a spate of Islamist attacks along Mozambique’s coast, home to some of the world’s largest gas reserves.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 30 Jan. 2026
In recent years, depressed values and elevated vacancy rates have triggered a spate of foreclosures or sales at steep discounts of office buildings in the Bay Area.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2026
Between 2001 and 2005, New York City had a spate of unusually snowy years, with an annual average in Central Park of just over 27 inches.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Spate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spate. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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: a sudden flood or rush
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