spartan

Example Sentences

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The question was about the student section’s harassment of former Spartan Xavier Booker, which seemed like a legitimate query considering Booker had a terrible game.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Ms. Rosenwein quotes the Spartan poet Tyrtaeus, summarizing his opinion that “when a white-haired man falls to the enemy, he is a ‘shameful sight,’ whereas a young man dead on the battlefield is beautiful.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

“We need the numbers,” said Peter Cardillo, chief markets economist at Spartan Capital Securities.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 13, 2025

“Both gold and silver are experiencing a steep decline not seen in many years,” says Peter Cardillo of Spartan Capital Securities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

Beautiful in its own way, I supposed, but Spartan.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides