How to Use spate in a Sentence

spate

noun
  • A spate of books on the subject have come out recently.
  • There was a spate of corporate mergers in the 1980s.
  • So does the recent spate of bumper sales mean the time for tea has come again?
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Europe, 3 July 2024
  • There has been a spate of announcements on that front this week.
    — Ars Technica, 14 Feb. 2025
  • The movement is linked to a spate of attacks in the last few years.
    — Silvia Foster-Frau, Washington Post, 12 May 2023
  • The era’s odd spate of profane bat knob cards somehow doesn’t end there, though.
    — Tyler Holzhammer, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Disney has seen a spate of deaths at its properties this month.
    — Theresa Braine, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
  • In this country, a spate of bad weather led to wider use of coal to shore up the grid.
    — Dave Trecker, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The Flip is among a recent spate of drones that can take off and launch from your palm.
    — PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
  • But the surge has been shadowed by a spate of deadly crashes.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
  • Still, insurers view the spate of bills as a problem.
    — Darius Tahir, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Still, insurers view the spate of bills as a problem.
    — Darius Tahir, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
  • There has been a spate of designs that combine this bleeding-edge tech.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Their best idea is that this could be, um, a spate of aftershocks from a earthquake.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 1 Mar. 2022
  • This was the latest in a spate of arson attacks in recent weeks.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The brief encounter was just the latest in a spate of recent outings.
    — Hilary Shenfeld, Peoplemag, 13 July 2023
  • The recent spate of layoffs may begin to change that picture.
    — oregonlive, 30 Jan. 2023
  • What’s behind the current spate of cases is not a mystery.
    — Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2026
  • For the restaurants themselves, the spate of people looking for work has been a boon.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2023
  • That idea was furthered by a spate of long scarves at both Diesel and Lanvin.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Recently, though, a spate of results has peeled back some of their secrets.
    — Patchen Barss, Quanta Magazine, 18 Aug. 2025
  • That followed a spate of injuries that caused friction within the squad.
    — Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
  • But many of the system’s achievements get overshadowed by spates of crime.
    — Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
  • No wonder a spate of fashion brands are readying launches.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The concerns were prompted by a spate of whale deaths off the East Coast last year.
    — Emily L. Mahoney, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The spate of ding-dong-ditch killings has led some authorities to urge kids and teens not to do the prank at all.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
  • This recent spate of work has provided fresh insights into how to do so.
    — Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Due to a rapid growth in visitorship, the county has welcomed a spate of new jobs.
    — Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The mass shooting was part of a spate of violence that has stunned the nation in recent weeks.
    — New York Times, 12 June 2022
  • Could the spate of unexplained aircraft have any relation to the ones that were shot down?
    — Richard Galant, CNN, 19 Feb. 2023

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