spanking new
Example Sentences
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“When we’re launching a new movie like this, any time it’s brand spanking new, it takes a little more work to get retailers excited,” Lee said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
Several expensive, brand spanking new, concrete slabs to complete a walkway on the side of my house.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 24, 2023
Resets are also useful if you’ve just bought a spanking new system, loaded all your data onto it, and now want to sell / trade in / give away / discard your old system.
From The Verge ● Apr. 21, 2022
I spend hours dreaming of having a kitchen with a spanking new, stainless steel, French-door version.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2021
Purple-faced Mr. Cranston on his feet, half strangled by his collar, miserable in his spanking new tailcoat with the too-long sleeves.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
