: an unrestrained indulgence in or outburst of an activity
a buying spree
also
: a drunken revel : binge
Synonyms
Examples of spree in a Sentence
went on a spending spree
Recent Examples on the Web
The purchase extends a buying spree she’s made of luxury California properties.
—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 13 July 2024
By the end of the spree, the rapist’s attacks were spread out over 500 square miles of South Florida.
—David Schutz, Sun Sentinel, 12 July 2024
Loading your audio article Two separate groups of Baltimore-area defendants are accused of crime sprees targeting rideshares and pizzerias, among others, in wide-ranging indictments announced Wednesday by the state Attorney General’s Office.
—Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2024
Essentially, the president drastically spiked spending in 2021 with the American Rescue Plan and then treated the subsequent expiration of his own spending spree as a historic spending cut.
—Brian Riedl, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for spree 
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 13 July 2024
By the end of the spree, the rapist’s attacks were spread out over 500 square miles of South Florida.
—David Schutz, Sun Sentinel, 12 July 2024
Loading your audio article Two separate groups of Baltimore-area defendants are accused of crime sprees targeting rideshares and pizzerias, among others, in wide-ranging indictments announced Wednesday by the state Attorney General’s Office.
—Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2024
Essentially, the president drastically spiked spending in 2021 with the American Rescue Plan and then treated the subsequent expiration of his own spending spree as a historic spending cut.
—Brian Riedl, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for spree
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'spree.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near spree
Cite this Entry
“Spree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spree. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
spree
noun
: an outburst of activity
a buying spree
Geographical Definition
Spree
geographical name
ˈshprā 
ˈsprā
river 247 miles (397 kilometers) long in eastern Germany flowing north into the Havel River
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share