How to Use spam in a Sentence

spam

1 of 2 noun
  • This will not stop every spam call.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
  • Early users of email had no idea of spam.
    — Rodney Brooks, IEEE Spectrum, 27 July 2017
  • Still, spam calls can hit anyone with a phone.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
  • Your e-mail is overrun with spam, scams, and smut.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • Click the right arrow and mark as known or delete the spam.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Make sure to check your spam and junk folders for that email.
    — Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Click Report spam in the top menu.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Turn it on, then enable Block spam and scam calls.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
  • When the Jaguars called, the number came up as spam.
    — Mark Long, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Google does a good job of filtering spam and scams.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Google does a good job of filtering spam and scams.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Tired of annoying spam calls and texts?
    — Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Just faster spam with no relation.
    — Terdawn Deboe, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
  • Studies have shown that hate speech and spam have shot up since Musk's takeover.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 9 Oct. 2023
  • This tip will save your relative the headache of dealing with spam.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2022
  • Select the spam email by ticking the checkbox on its left side.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Google says the change should result in less spam clogging your inbox.
    — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Now, of course, spam emails are as ubiquitous as they are reviled.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Crispy wonton shells filled with savory spam and fresh toppings.
    — Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Who’s eligible to opt out of spam calls, texts?
    — Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
  • More advice on spam texts from my colleague Nicole Nguyen here.
    — Joanna Stern, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2022
  • Some Americans can get hit with dozens of spam calls in a single day.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
  • Basic contact details can already be used for spam.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • But here the songs are crystal clear, with the clean surfaces and spick-and-spam gleam of a factory floor.
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2026
  • With any luck, the crackdown will reduce the number of spam calls in the US.
    — PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Your email provider can use them to refine their spam detection algorithms.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Also, report the message as spam in your messaging app.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The first intentional sales spam email was sent in 1994.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Proof of human is usually discussed as a defense against bots, spam or sybil attacks.
    — Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • This reduces spam, phishing attempts and the chances of ending up on a malware attack list.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Nov. 2025

spam

2 of 2 verb
  • And as a form of hazing, please spam him with all your story ideas.
    — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2024
  • And there are people who just spam out group invites, or page invites.
    — Wired Staff, Wired, 15 Oct. 2021
  • That means a dedicated fraudster would have to spam a ton of artists with a ton of fake songs.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
  • If it can be used to communicate with others, someone will use it to spam you.
    — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 24 July 2021
  • To spam post-ups every game in November would be to sprint the first half-mile of a marathon.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Allowing every site to spam you with a permissions pop-up doesn't make sense.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2020
  • The dish was rolled in seasoned rice and seaweed and centered with egg, spam pork katsu and topped with katsu sauce.
    — Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The idea is to prime users with reliable data before someone else can spam them with falsehoods.
    — Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2021
  • And the Knicks had little choice but to spam Towns offense in an effort to save their season.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 26 May 2025
  • Real book publicists simply do not have time to spam potential clients.
    — Jessica Pellien, Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Thankfully, Swifties have at least a few extra days to spam her onto the top of their personal charts.
    — Samantha Chery, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Morgan says most people spam LinkedIn with their resumes and get buried instantly.
    — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Credit Karma was careful not to spam members with incessant emails.
    — Ben Steverman, chicagotribune.com, 31 July 2017
  • Using your regular email can expose it to spam or further data collection.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
  • In the past, these features have been used to discriminate against people or to spam them with unwanted messaging.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 9 Nov. 2021
  • The company aims to move suspicious messages to spam folders to reduce users’ exposure to scams.
    — Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025
  • This will cause future messages from that specific sender to be sent to your junk folder and help spam tracking systems that help everyone improve.
    — Ken Colburn, The Arizona Republic, 5 Oct. 2020
  • Other options, probably an auto-loading rocket launcher to spam in between grenade throws.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 29 May 2022
  • Often times, they are used to spam or scam users, given how advanced some these bots can be in mimicking human conversational patterns.
    — Josh Rivera, USA TODAY, 11 July 2020
  • Then the invite whales could spam the groups with posts promoting ethnic violence or other harmful content, according to the study.
    — New York Times, 25 Oct. 2021
  • Some text messaging websites use your reply to verify that your number is active — then resell it to other data brokers who will spam you more.
    — Talis Shelbourne, Journal Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Twitter has had a history of battling fake, spam and bot accounts, some of which were previously found to spread misinformation and abuse.
    — Jason Abbruzzese, NBC News, 13 May 2022
  • Assuming the two were a budding couple, fans took to Dominguez's Instagram account to spam the actor on the subject.
    — Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 June 2021
  • On a Samsung phone, turn on Samsung's Caller ID and spam protection.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
  • The tests serve the crucial function of differentiating genuine human web users from malign bots attempting to hack or spam a website.
    — Nicolás Rivero, Quartz, 17 May 2021
  • Fischl is going to be your best choice for the Electro part of the equation, but even the lackluster Lisa might be useful for her ability to spam electro damage.
    — Dave Thier, Forbes, 19 May 2021
  • Others are encouraging non-government employees to spam the OPM email with bogus lists.
    — Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Data scraping is when third parties extract large amounts of information from websites—often to create databases that are then used to generate sales leads, collect insights about consumers or to spam users.
    — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 19 July 2023
  • After Yang arrives amidst the rise of AI celebrities, helpers, and companions, who spam our social media platforms and are rapidly filling out metaverse worlds.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 31 Mar. 2022

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