How to Use spot in a Sentence

spot

1 of 3 noun

• He fell through a weak spot in the ice.
• The wood still has some rough spots.
• There were mud spots on the back of his pants.
• The tablecloth had a couple of spots.
• This looks like a good spot for a picnic.
• I noticed some red spots on my arms.
• The chair's original paint is still visible in spots.
• Store in a cool, dry, and dark spot.
  — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
• These are the best spots across the coast.
  — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
• Pile it all in there and move from spot to spot.
  — Campbell Vaughn, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
• Keep carved jack-o-lanterns in a cool, shady spot.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
• These could have gone in either spot.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
• Her dog enjoyed my spot on the bed.
  — Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
• Weeds love to invade bare spots.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
• So what doesn't belong in this spot?
  — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2026
• And so that opened up the spot for somebody.
  — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 22 Feb. 2026
• The letter is in the word, but in the wrong spot.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
• The letter is in the word, but in the wrong spot.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
• The letter is in the word, but in the wrong spot.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
• The letter is in the word, but in the wrong spot.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
• The letter is in the word, but in the wrong spot.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
• The letter is in the word, but in the wrong spot.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
• Brunson knew his spots on the floor and had ice in his veins.
  — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 13 June 2026
• Make sure to do any spot cleaning on rugs at this time, too.
  — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
• Ernie Clement took over in the leadoff spot.
  — CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
• Look for the spot where the still-green flower spike joins the main stem.
  — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2026
• The move opened a roster spot for Schanuel.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 7 June 2026
• But this is exactly why your point was so spot on.
  — ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
• Ask for a spot on the pretty patio.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026
• The first four spots in the rotation should be locked in.
  — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026

spot

2 of 3 verb

• She spotted a deer in the woods.
• They spotted us five points, and we still lost.
• The band's lead singer was recently spotted with a well-known actress.
• I'm a little short of cash. Can you spot me five bucks?
• The official spotted the ball at the 10-yard line.
• The red flags are easy to spot.
  — Michelle Vartan, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2026
• Of course, some of these scams are easy to spot.
  — Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
• Make your luggage easy to spot.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
• Here's how to spot the phony ones.
  — Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 11 May 2026
• Here's how to spot the phony ones.
  — Jermont Terry, CBS News, 12 May 2026
• Humankind is your go-to spot for good news!
  — Seth Carnell, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
• Humankind is your go-to spot for good news!
  — Christina Cardona, USA Today, 2 June 2026
• Humankind is your go-to spot for good news!
  — Ronnie Li, USA Today, 10 May 2026
• Humankind is your go-to spot for good news!
  — Ronnie Li, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
• Humankind is your go-to spot for good news!
  — Ronnie Li, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
• Humankind is your go-to spot for good news!
  — Seth Carnell, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026
• Humankind is your go-to spot for good news!
  — Ronnie Li, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
• Humankind is your go-to spot for good news!
  — Ronnie Li, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
• Humankind is your go-to spot for good news!
  — Ronnie Li, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
• Humankind is your go-to spot for good news!
  — Ronnie Li, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
• Humankind is your go-to spot for good news!
  — Ronnie Li, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
• Humankind is your go-to spot for good news!
  — Seth Carnell, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
• The fastest way to spot a missile is from space.
  — Aaron Brynildson, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2026
• To spot it, look to the eastern night sky.
  — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026
• Corking is one of the best ways to spot a fiery jalapeño.
  — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
• Corking is one of the best ways to spot a fiery jalapeño.
  — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 May 2026
• Take a look at all the stars spotted out and about this week.
  — Okla Jones, Essence, 12 May 2026
• It's been spotted on the streets in Paris.
  — Meg Walters, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026
• This limits its use in the lawn to spot treatments.
  — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 11 May 2026
• One day, Annie spots a group of six armed men at the gates.
  — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026

spot

3 of 3 adjective

• Some of Buchwald’s satires were so spot on they were mistaken for truth.
  — Eric Weiner, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022
• The unit body is steel and features continuous welds, not spot welds.
  — Michael Jordan, Car and Driver, 21 Apr. 2020
• The appeal is the multi-spot utility and sheer mass.
  — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
• Three private rooms are outfitted with karaoke making this spot one-stop shopping for a fun night on the town.
  — William Li, Town & Country, 10 Oct. 2022
• The fire is mainly burning in spruce and fir trees, which is causing spot fires that contribute to the spread.
  — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2025
• So your bean-to-liquid ratio will always be spot-on, meaning no more too-weak or too-strong pots of coffee.
  — The Good Housekeeping Institute, Good Housekeeping, 27 Aug. 2019
• Grayscale is one of several firms that has applied for a spot bitcoin ETF.
  — Allison Morrow, CNN, 29 Aug. 2023
• Crow Pass racers spot bears annually, and many times racers have been halted by a bear on the trail or just off the trail.
  — Doyle Woody, Alaska Dispatch News, 22 June 2017
• The necklace or bracelet that looks spot-on with jeans and a t-shirt can also be layered to ratchet up the fashion feeling for a more formal occasion.
  — Leah Melby Clinton, Marie Claire, 16 Nov. 2018
• Four days later, a housekeeper and a White House usher spot bullet holes in the residence.
  — Cnn Library, CNN, 14 June 2017
• By demanding upfront prices, patients can avoid price gouging, spot wild price variations for the same care, and shop for affordable treatment.
  — Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2026
• In the weeks after launch, hundreds of millions of dollars are expected to flood into spot bitcoin ETFs.
  — Joel Khalili, WIRED, 11 Jan. 2024
• Are there reasons for an investor to allocate into futures ETFs instead of spot bitcoin funds?
  — Javier Paz, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
• Invesco first partnered with Galaxy to file for a spot bitcoin ETF in 2021.
  — WSJ, 8 Aug. 2023
• Meanwhile, spot silver prices soared past $40 per ounce overnight for the first time since 2011, bringing year-to-date gains to roughly 40%.
  — CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
• The result has been a spot shortage spiral as nurses quit to travel, creating additional need for travel nurses to fill open positions.
  — Ryan Craig, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021
• The banner offensive showing made things easier on spot starter Brent Suter, who held the Orioles at bay with his best outing in the majors.
  — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 July 2017
• Deklan Wynne has been good in spurts at left back, but the team almost certainly wants Sam Vines to take over that spot long term, and a lot of teams around the globe could use a good left back.
  — Mark Goodman, The Denver Post, 28 June 2019
• Wright could still receive a spot start opportunity in Monday’s home doubleheader against the Yankees.
  — Eduardo A. Encina, baltimoresun.com, 7 July 2018
• It is paved and offers state-of-the-art keycode entry that allows the site to keep track of who enters and leaves and provide information to multi-spot clients looking to track one of their vehicles.
  — Carrie Napoleon, chicagotribune.com, 28 Apr. 2021
• Those outflows are also noticeable among spot bitcoin ETFs in recent months, according to the investment firm.
  — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
• Their speed allows organizations to uncover strategic insights, spot emerging market changes, prevent fraud and predict maintenance needs.
  — Steve Durbin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
• For Halloween this year, seven-year-old Logan Cain dressed up as the country music legend—and his impression was so spot-on that even Brooks himself took notice.
  — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2019
• In response, several organizations have started to try to provide some guidance, and new tools are emerging that help teachers spot signs of white nationalist ideology and at-risk students.
  — Arkansas Online, 24 Nov. 2019
• Hoffman pitched a spot start for Tyler Anderson, who was bumped to Saturday, after a doubleheader earlier in the week left their rotation off schedule.
  — Nick Groke, The Denver Post, 12 May 2017
• From a demand perspective, industry insiders are suggesting the new demand drivers for stablecoins are centered on investors looking to go long on spot crypto, specifically bitcoin or ether.
  — Steve Larsen, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
• On Wednesday, Teigen posted a hilarious shot of her eldest child recreating her famous awkward grimace from the Globes, and the impression is completely spot-on.
  — Glamour, 8 May 2019
• The futures slid even as spot gas for next-day delivery surged to 60 times the going rate, underscoring how rallies during the peak heating-demand season have been cut short by flip-flopping weather outlooks and record production.
  — Naureen S. Malik, Houston Chronicle, 5 Jan. 2018
• One layer deeper, though, another subset of companies—intermediaries that provide the plumbing necessary for a spot bitcoin ETF to function—stand to earn big.
  — Joel Khalili, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2024
• Battery life for the Pro lasts for two days, which isn't fantastic compared to Garmin trackers, but the fitness and sleep tracking functionalities are spot on, and the sapphire crystal glass is a premium, scratch-resistant feature.
  — Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 2 Sep. 2023