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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Former President Barack Obama condemned the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the spate of political violence that has gripped the country.
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Christian Orozco, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
Board members President Casey Lynch, Joe Stupar and Pete Smith voted to develop a logo in keeping with trends other cemeteries are following and as part of a spate of recent updates, such as the website.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
Slightly more than a decade ago, there was a spate of firings in the Russian media of more or less independent editors and producers who were one by one replaced by Putin loyalists.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
Memphis Tigers football coach Ryan Silverfield took a swipe at the Georgia Bulldogs on Monday over the program’s spate of driving incidents.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Christian Orozco, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
Board members President Casey Lynch, Joe Stupar and Pete Smith voted to develop a logo in keeping with trends other cemeteries are following and as part of a spate of recent updates, such as the website.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
Slightly more than a decade ago, there was a spate of firings in the Russian media of more or less independent editors and producers who were one by one replaced by Putin loyalists.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
Memphis Tigers football coach Ryan Silverfield took a swipe at the Georgia Bulldogs on Monday over the program’s spate of driving incidents.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Spate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spate. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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