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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Congress is on track to see record turnover this year as lawmakers forgo reelection, and in few places is that spate of retirements felt as deeply as in Illinois.
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ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
In their eyes, the administration’s recent spate of changes could make things much worse.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
There is an urgency to Geese’s performance, perhaps because the Third Man set captures the band finding its sea legs with a new spate of material.
—Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 6 Mar. 2026
Three people have died in Louisville's jail in each of the past two years, according to a Courier Journal tally, a decline from years past when the jail experienced a spate of deaths.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
In their eyes, the administration’s recent spate of changes could make things much worse.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
There is an urgency to Geese’s performance, perhaps because the Third Man set captures the band finding its sea legs with a new spate of material.
—Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 6 Mar. 2026
Three people have died in Louisville's jail in each of the past two years, according to a Courier Journal tally, a decline from years past when the jail experienced a spate of deaths.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Spate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spate. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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noun
: a sudden flood or rush
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