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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During the hour, conversation glided seamlessly between topics like the late-bloomer-to-kink pipeline, the virtues of being selfish in bed and a spate of other sexy encounters.
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Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
California lawmakers responded this year by passing a spate of legislation that aims to limit federal officers’ access to schools, protect students and their families from the administration’s broader immigration crackdown and create plans for what to do if families are targeted for enforcement.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
The move comes after a spate of users have asked Grok to take existing pictures on the platform and sexualize them, putting the people in the images in underwear or bikinis.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2026
The spate of kidnappings of Christians in north-central Nigeria by mostly Muslim Fulani militants is a deliberate tactic to target, bankrupt and destroy Christian communities, according to multiple sources who spoke to Fox News Digital.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Spate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spate. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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: a sudden flood or rush
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