- present tense form of spike (3rd person singular).
spikes
Example Sentences
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The recent sudden spikes in fuel prices are making it trickier.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
And yet, despite a crisis of power outages, severe fuel shortages and dramatic price spikes, life in Cuba goes on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Shortly after 6am, an analyst at the University of Utah Seismograph Stations sees a series of sharp spikes interrupting the usually quiet wavy lines recorded by Yellowstone’s earthquake monitors.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
That forces physical buyers of crude and oil products, such as airlines or refiners, to buy financial derivatives that hedge against price spikes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
They walked out on the pier, the rough boards dark with tar and fastened down with spikes to the timbers underneath.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
