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 addition to these high-profile points of contention between state and local officials, there is a spate of relatively minor issues, one of which is Senate Bill 487.
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
Southwest’s news follows a spate of other airlines announcing free Wi-Fi.
—PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
At least four women have been killed in a spate of domestic violence that shook metro Detroit in recent weeks.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Last month, amid a spate of rumors and speculation that Stern’s SiriusXM deal was not being renewed, Stern gleefully turned the chatter into a tune-in promo.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
Southwest’s news follows a spate of other airlines announcing free Wi-Fi.
—PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
At least four women have been killed in a spate of domestic violence that shook metro Detroit in recent weeks.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Last month, amid a spate of rumors and speculation that Stern’s SiriusXM deal was not being renewed, Stern gleefully turned the chatter into a tune-in promo.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Spate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spate. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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: a sudden flood or rush
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