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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The Crunchwrap Supreme and Mexican Pizza purveyor is forecasting 8% sales growth this quarter at stores open at least a year, far outpacing its fellow fast food rivals that have recently revealed a spate of warnings about a tough beginning of the year because of snowy weather and the economy.
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Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
In recent years, there has been a spate of incidents involving prominent officials falling from windows.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
The arrest follows a spate of terrorism warnings from the U.S. government, with national security officials pointing to a system that's blinking red in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas on Israel and the emergence of terrorism hot spots in Central Asia.
—Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2025
Safety is sometimes elusive Spoiling these newfound freedoms and good faith is a spate of kidnappings and killings of Alawites, though community leaders of different sects say HTS is not to blame.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Feb. 2025
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Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
In recent years, there has been a spate of incidents involving prominent officials falling from windows.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
The arrest follows a spate of terrorism warnings from the U.S. government, with national security officials pointing to a system that's blinking red in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas on Israel and the emergence of terrorism hot spots in Central Asia.
—Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2025
Safety is sometimes elusive Spoiling these newfound freedoms and good faith is a spate of kidnappings and killings of Alawites, though community leaders of different sects say HTS is not to blame.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Spate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spate. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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: a sudden flood or rush
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