How to Use spree in a Sentence

spree

noun

• Coleman had six during the spree and Jones chipped in two with a jumper in the paint.
  — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Mar. 2024
• In the film, a man goes on Christmas Eve killing spree to avenge his son’s death.
  — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2023
• In some ways, this line signals how the team’s crime spree will implode.
  — Brandon Tensley, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
• The Michelin Guide has been on a bit of an expansion spree as of late.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 June 2023
• The deal for Fallen Leaves follows a buying spree for Mubi on the Croisette this year.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 May 2023
• Through Nechaev, the player unravels the mystery of why the robots have gone on a killing spree.
  — Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 3 Mar. 2023
• That evening’s crime spree included the brutal rape of a woman jogging in the park.
  — Nr Editors, National Review, 2 Feb. 2024
• The film featured the stars as two women who take on a road trip that devolves into a crime spree.
  — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
• Since the pandemic began, lots of schools have been on a hiring spree.
  — USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024
• The messages were posted in a spree around 8:25 am ET, and took half an hour to be removed and for the account to be restored.
  — William Earl, Variety, 20 Sep. 2023
• T'yonna was one of three people killed in the shooting spree Wednesday, along with a woman and a TV reporter.
  — Rob Wile, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2023
• This shooting wasn’t the Uvalde sort of thing — where one unhinged, aggrieved lone wolf went on a murder spree at a school.
  — Kyle Whitmire, al, 19 Apr. 2023
• At the epicenter of the club’s $100 million plus free-agent spending spree was Smith, a linchpin of it all in more ways than one.
  — Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2024
• The tech sector goes on a hiring spree and then has to retrench with thousands of layoffs.
  — Suzanne Bates, Quartz, 2 May 2023
• Whether this is a brief spree in the wake of the Ohtani signing, or a true recalibration of how the team plans to spend, remains to be seen.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023
• Killing some 20 backpackers before his spree hit a speed bump, Sobhraj was brought down by the Dutch Embassy.
  — Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 July 2023
• The crime spree The 1985 Modesto robberies were the grand finale of a crime spree that consummated the three‐year romance of Davis and Edwards.
  — Time, 2 Oct. 2023
• The owner of the home, Markus Beck, a 46-year-old software engineer, had been on a crime spree, officials said.
  — Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2024
• Two-way star Shohei Ohtani was the biggest name the Dodgers acquired during their spending spree this winter.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2024
• Daniels and his brother, Akil Daniels, were charged in a spree of armed bank holdups that included the 2011 La Mesa robbery.
  — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2024
• More:Is Louisville’s homeless camp ‘clearing spree’ making the problem worse?
  — Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 5 Sep. 2023
• The 49ers set up a rematch by emerging from halftime and going on a 27-point scoring spree with three touchdowns and two field goals.
  — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
• Much of the agency’s hiring spree will replace these labor shortages rather than fill new posts.
  — Erica Neuman, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2023
• Set in the 1920s, the crime drama epic revolves around the killing spree of the Osage Nation of Oklahoma, who reside on priceless oil fields.
  — Michaela Zee, Variety, 24 Sep. 2023
• The company went on a hiring spree during the pandemic to keep goods flowing.
  — Lionel Lim, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2023
• While hunting for his gold coins, the leprechaun causes a killing spree, leading a group of people to try to stop the devastation.
  — Amy MacKelden, ELLE, 6 Sep. 2023
• Schmidt’s team at Amazon—one of the most data-rich companies on the planet—is planning a hiring spree in the coming months.
  — Bylila MacLellan, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2023
• The global cybercrime spree has prompted countries across the region to take a bolder tack.
  — Cezary Podkul, ProPublica, 5 Oct. 2023
• And the spending spree continued through the holiday season.
  — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
• His murder spree came to an end when he was arrested in December 1978.
  — Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 19 July 2023

Last Updated: 6 May 2024