How to Use on the spot in a Sentence

on the spot

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• And, keep a Barfly citrus juicer on hand to squeeze lemons and limes on the spot.
  — The Editors, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2026
• That White dude would've been labeled a racist and canceled on the spot.
  — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
• Be a human who makes new mistakes, too, but one who apologizes for them on the spot.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2026
• Thankfully, the team loved his audition and cast him on the spot.
  — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
• Everyone shows up for work, and everybody’s just there on the spot.
  — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026
• Instead of stopping and reaching for a phone to write it down, users can simply record a voice note on the spot.
  — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 13 July 2026
• Customization will be done on the spot, allowing fans to take home their one-of-one sneakers.
  — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 15 July 2026
• Johnson pieced together the basic building blocks of the story on the spot.
  — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 July 2026
• If that were the case, the piece would have been killed on the spot, not passed through the hands of multiple editors over several days.
  — Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
• Others blamed the business group which organized the shirt initiative for putting the players on the spot.
  — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
• Pacemakers and some other implants can already sense trouble and respond on the spot.
  — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026
• Things come to a head when Abby throws scalding hot soup in Margaret’s face, prompting the maid to quit on the spot.
  — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
• Not every surprise is a problem, and not every inconsistency needs to be fixed on the spot.
  — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
• Cast members are not given full scripts, and several claim they were told what to say on the spot, which would account for their deer-in-headlights delivery.
  — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
• If the repairs are covered under warranty, then your service technician can complete the repairs on the spot.
  — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
• That visit also gets you a full project estimate on the spot, including materials and labor.
  — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 17 July 2026
• While on The Last Sunrise set, Gibgot and Roklin workshopped a premise with Todd on the spot.
  — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
• Then the challenge was to be on the spot for anything and everything their subjects might do — like lying flat in a car bed, every day, often for 16 hours or longer.
  — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2026
• But, just like any live theatrical event, even their best attempts at pre-planning were no match for reality and a lot of improvisation had to be done on the spot.
  — Whitney Friedlander, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
• When the decision on trans athletes was made the other day by the Supreme Court were the Justices swarmed by an angry mob and beheaded on the spot?
  — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
• If your home appliance or system is covered and the damage falls under warranty coverage, then the technician will repair the problem on the spot.
  — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
• Then, just as Hawkins manages to get himself out of a particularly dire bunker, Old Henry collapses and dies on the spot.
  — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 16 July 2026
• She was hired on the spot, and her first gigs would include The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and stepping in as the voice of Bergman on commercials.
  — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
• Some recall Ternus being able to cite plastic material measurements, drop-test physics equations, or weight metrics for various products—on the spot.
  — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
• By braking the inside wheels while driving the outside wheels forwards, the system allows the SUV to rotate through 360 degrees on the spot.
  — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
• This arrangement allows the drone to quickly shoot forward and backward, and to pivot on the spot if the propellers are simultaneously tilted in opposite directions.
  — New Atlas, 10 Aug. 2026
• The pushback comes as importers across the continent and other emerging markets turn to digital currencies to pay overseas vendors on the spot amid tight bank supplies of hard currency and costly transfer delays.
  — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026
• As for the cleansing properties, there’s a hefty 50% concentration of soybean oil that provides a satisfying slip and dissolves makeup, sunscreen, and excess sebum on the spot.
  — Sarah Han, Allure, 24 Sep. 2026
• Mayor Vitali Klitschko said in a statement of the 34 people injured in the strikes, 32 were taken to the hospital; two others were treated on the spot.
  — Chris Boccia, ABC News, 1 July 2026
• Instead of seeking out additional evidence, Uebelhoer asked Sebold to draft an affidavit on the spot, explaining what had happened.
  — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026