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
He campaigned against the Spartan alliance in northern Greece.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
Imperial overreach comes home: financial crisis, a Spartan fleet off the coast of Attica and an oligarchic coup in Athens.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
“We need the numbers,” said Peter Cardillo, chief markets economist at Spartan Capital Securities.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 13, 2025
Fear washed over her, as it had in the Spartan temple.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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