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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Indicating just how much hasn’t changed in the interim, women’s wrestling segments are often the first to get cut, a spate of female performers have been let go from their contracts in regular layoffs, and despite the additional women’s championships, these titles aren’t regularly defended.
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Scarlett Harris, Time, 12 July 2025
Its seventh-generation foldables make the biggest leap yet, responding to a new spate of thinner foldables from Google, Oppo, and others.
—ArsTechnica, 9 July 2025
As the Fourth of July holiday weekend drew to a close, several dozen people gathered yesterday for a rally and march in River North to decry a recent spate of mass shootings, including one that left four dead and 14 wounded last week.
—Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
The recent killing of Over-the-Rhine gym owner Patrick Heringer and a spate of shootings have left citizens on edge.
—Fox19 Staff, The Enquirer, 5 July 2025
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Scarlett Harris, Time, 12 July 2025
Its seventh-generation foldables make the biggest leap yet, responding to a new spate of thinner foldables from Google, Oppo, and others.
—ArsTechnica, 9 July 2025
As the Fourth of July holiday weekend drew to a close, several dozen people gathered yesterday for a rally and march in River North to decry a recent spate of mass shootings, including one that left four dead and 14 wounded last week.
—Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
The recent killing of Over-the-Rhine gym owner Patrick Heringer and a spate of shootings have left citizens on edge.
—Fox19 Staff, The Enquirer, 5 July 2025
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“Spate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spate. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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: a sudden flood or rush
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