How to Use spate in a Sentence

spate

noun
Definition of spatenext
Synonyms for spatenext
  • A spate of books on the subject have come out recently.
  • There was a spate of corporate mergers in the 1980s.
  • The movement is linked to a spate of attacks in the last few years.
    — Silvia Foster-Frau, Washington Post, 12 May 2023
  • 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 brief encounter was just the latest in a spate of recent outings.
    — Hilary Shenfeld, Peoplemag, 13 July 2023
  • That idea was furthered by a spate of long scarves at both Diesel and Lanvin.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The country has been plagued by a spate of gun violence.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2023
  • For the restaurants themselves, the spate of people looking for work has been a boon.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The toppling of Bazoum was just the latest in a spate of recent coups stretching from one side of Africa to the other.
    — Stephanie Busari, CNN, 3 Aug. 2023
  • New York City, which has seen a spike in e-bike use since the start of the pandemic in 2020, has seen a spate of battery fires.
    — Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2023
  • The thefts at the tool library reflect how few communities have been spared from the spate and fear of crime in D.C.
    — Olivia Diaz, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Could the spate of unexplained aircraft have any relation to the ones that were shot down?
    — Richard Galant, CNN, 19 Feb. 2023
  • The recent spate of layoffs may begin to change that picture.
    — oregonlive, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The spate of attacks has also caused tensions between Iraq and Iran.
    — Mustafa Salim, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2024
  • The spate of shootings has left three teens dead and another 14 wounded.
    — Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Whether the horse was fit to run or not, the decision to scratch was made because the people at Churchill were spooked by a spate of deaths on the racetrack over the past week.
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 7 May 2023
  • In addition to a spate of new bars and brasseries, the glamorous Casa Cipriani looms just a few minutes drive down South Street.
    — Ian Malone, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The Saturday pelting is the latest in a spate of such incidents this year alone.
    — Mckinley Franklin, Variety, 9 July 2023
  • But the end of the classic-rock era is truly upon us all now, and not just in the spate of farewell tours that have continued into this year.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2023
  • In the past 15 months, a spate of close calls caught the attention of regulators and travelers.
    — David Koenig, Quartz, 22 Mar. 2024
  • But a spate of attacks on humans have led to increasing calls to drop the protections enjoyed by the species.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
  • The spate of shootings came just two weeks after a violent weekend saw at least six youths, ranging in ages from 8 to 18, shot in the area.
    — Rosana Hughes, ajc, 5 Mar. 2023
  • There’s a severe staffing shortage, records show, and there’s a spate of officers being attacked on the job.
    — Simone Weichselbaum, NBC News, 18 July 2023
  • There has been a spate of terror attacks against Israelis in the occupied West Bank in recent weeks.
    — Amir Tal, CNN, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Balochistan has witnessed a spate of attacks in recent months.
    — Asim Khan, CNN, 29 Sep. 2023
  • That’s the dilemma Irvine finds itself in lately, having endured a spate of break-ins in February and March.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The recent spate of hurricanes has made clear that no one living in the state is safe from their destructive effects.
    — Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2023
  • June 1987: All this while, the FDA has been receiving and dismissing a spate of objections to its approvals.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 14 July 2023
  • Recently, Haley has gotten a spate of good news out of New Hampshire.
    — Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2024
  • And a spate of new government data released this week shows just how quiet that lull has become.
    — Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2024

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