How to Use Spartan in a Sentence

Spartan

adjective
  • Spartan statements move shared work forward.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Kratos began as a Spartan warrior and a servant of Ares, the Greek god of war.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Kratos began as a Spartan warrior and a servant of Ares, the Greek god of war.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Kratos, the titular character of the franchise, is Spartan by birth and a god by nature.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Kratos, the titular character of the entire franchise, is Spartan by birth and a god by nature.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Kratos, the titular character of the entire franchise, is Spartan by birth and a god by nature.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Spartan fans needed only to wait a few hours before learning of the man in charge of turning things around in East Lansing.
    — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
  • His teams aren’t always the most talented or refined, but every Spartan opponent knows to bring a hardhat and some extra ice packs.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • His 36 completions were the most by a Spartan quarterback since 2013.
    — Aaron Johnson, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
  • When Michigan State’s rally against Connecticut ran out of gas last night, so did my son’s four-year run as a Spartan manager.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Once the credits have finished rolling, retreat to sleep in one of their funky Spartan trailers, kitted out in Atomic Age furnishings.
    — Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Smith and his Spartan team went 4-8 overall with a poor 1-8 conference record, marking the fourth straight losing season for the program.
    — Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
  • Ahead, a towering neon Spartan soldier marks the entrance to Hellas Restaurant & Bakery.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
  • The Wolverines' first-half punch exposed Spartan weaknesses and MSU coach Tom Izzo is promising a lineup change, not panic, after the loss.
    — Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Some Cyber Spartan teammates also participate in other extracurricular activities, making their time in the lab that much more important.
    — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
  • His incredible passion will resonate throughout the program, connecting with all members of our Spartan community, including student-athletes, coaches, staff, alumni and donors.
    — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
  • That soft reboot of the franchise picked up with Kratos, a Spartan warrior who killed Ares and became the new Greek god of war in previous entries, living in Scandinavia in the realm of the Norse deities.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Other Spartan volleyball players, along with assistant coach Melissa Batie-Smoose — who has said she was suspended amid the controversy — later joined a second lawsuit against university officials.
    — Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
  • In 2024, her former Spartan teammate, Bridget Williams, competed in the 2024 Summer Olympics as a pole vaulter, placing 22nd overall.
    — Christopher Derose, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The men’s basketball teams had to be separated late in last year’s matchup in East Lansing after Michigan State players took exception to two Wolverines standing on the Spartan logo at midcourt as the Spartans’ seniors checked out of the game on senior night.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
  • The unusual imbroglio comes amid a multi-year billion-dollar project by UM to replace the aging, relatively Spartan residential facilities from its earliest years with the deluxe, amenity-laden accommodations that the university says are necessary to attract and retain students today.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Hypersonix’s Spartan engine is entirely 3D-printed from high-temperature alloys and is designed to operate between Mach 5 and Mach 12, ranges necessary for future reconnaissance aircraft and long-range strike platforms.
    — Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 24 Nov. 2025
  • In December 2022, the streamer greenlit a series based on God of War, a 20-year-old PlayStation franchise about Kratos, a Spartan warrior who trades his soul to Ares, the Greek god of war, in exchange for victory in battle.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026

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