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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In fall 2023, the Sheriff’s Office investigated a spate of overdose inmate deaths, then arrested several staffers tied to Avid Healthcare Services, a health care contractor, for smuggling drugs into the jail in exchange for money.
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Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026
The shooting is the latest in a spate of attacks on senior military figures inside Russia, many of which have been blamed on Ukraine.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
What’s behind the current spate of cases is not a mystery.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2026
This most recent spate of films leaves genre theatrics behind and instead uses the power dynamics of captivity as a jumping-off point for other conversations.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2026
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Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026
The shooting is the latest in a spate of attacks on senior military figures inside Russia, many of which have been blamed on Ukraine.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
What’s behind the current spate of cases is not a mystery.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2026
This most recent spate of films leaves genre theatrics behind and instead uses the power dynamics of captivity as a jumping-off point for other conversations.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Spate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spate. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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noun
: a sudden flood or rush
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