How to Use spurred in a Sentence

spurred

adjective
  • The tweet went viral and spurred debate on how people feel about the shape of states.
    — Scott Wartman, Cincinnati.com, 9 Jan. 2018
  • Wright's death spurred protests in the north metro city and added fresh urgency to ongoing calls for police reform.
    — Shannon Prather, Star Tribune, 17 May 2021
  • The singer turned heads on the red carpet in her meat dress – and spurred questions and backlash from animal rights activists.
    — Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2022
  • The shooting left 17 people dead and spurred national protests from students high school-age and younger.
    — Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, NOLA.com, 20 Apr. 2018
  • The proposal also comes as police use of force has faced heavy scrutiny and spurred protests across the country during the past year.
    — Jim Turner, orlandosentinel.com, 15 Apr. 2021
  • His latest Twitter poll seemed spurred on by some erratic decisions leading up to his demise.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Of course, that sent Kytch up in arms and spurred charges of, essentially, corporate espionage.
    — Andy Meek, BGR, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Their report, released in the fall of 1970, spurred reform and the nation’s first bilingual education law.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2021
  • While that absenteeism, and Congress’s inaction, spurred frustration among locals, the impact at the ballot box was mixed.
    — Catarina Saraiva, Dallas News, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Along with other retailers, Kroger first handed out bonus pay in late March as the pandemic led to mass shutdowns of restaurants and spurred consumers to stock up their pantries.
    — Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 9 Aug. 2021
  • Millions remain under flood warnings and thousands are without power from the severe weather that has turned roads into rivers, spurred rockfalls and mudslides and forced thousands from their homes.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2023
  • The rapid spread of the blaze spurred evacuations that were later lifted, FOX10 reported.
    — Fox News, 2 July 2020
  • The text, which was circulated to other Parkside employees and posted online, caused five staffers to resign and spurred outrage on social media.
    — Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 19 Oct. 2021
  • The pandemic, which closed so many church doors, spurred interest in not just holding services outside but in connecting with the natural world at a time when church attendance has been in decline.
    — Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 June 2021
  • The system has sparked significant power outages across Florida and spurred airports in the region to shut down operations as the storm passes.
    — Dan Carson, Chron, 29 Sep. 2022
  • The alarm bells set off by a 1997 Hong Kong bird flu outbreak, one that leapt from poultry to humans, spurred years of work to modernize pandemic planning.
    — Editorial Board Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 13 Dec. 2020
  • The positive test none-the-less spurred action from the district, which quarantined more than 100 students and other personnel who were in closest contact with the student.
    — Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2020
  • Car registrations in July brought the first monthly sales gain of the year as showrooms reopened following months-long lockdowns, and spurred expectations of a recovery.
    — Christopher Jasper, Bloomberg.com, 5 Oct. 2020
  • James' office issued a report Tuesday explaining the circumstances of Prude's death, which was captured on police body cameras and spurred protests across Rochester and the nation.
    — Jon Campbell, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2021
  • After more than two weeks of demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd, protesters across the country hope to combat fatigue and preserve the momentum of the movement that has so far spurred steps toward widespread police reforms.
    — WSJ, 13 June 2020
  • So much has changed since then, with the inception in 1992 of the Premier League which has become the wealthiest soccer competition in the world and spurred investment in stadiums.
    — Rob Harris, ajc, 2 Jan. 2022
  • The discovery of the nooses, which some say make a reference to lynching, spurred plans for Monday’s rally, but also came a day before the mass shooting in Buffalo, New York – which authorities said was hate-based.
    — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2022

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