spartan

Example Sentences

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Precious metal futures finished lower, but they may not have much further to fall until finding a bottom, said Spartan Capital Securities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

“That’s relieving to the market,” said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

Xenophon’s “Hellenica” carries the story to 404 B.C., when Athens surrendered and the Spartan general Lysander’s men demolished its Long Walls “to the music of flute-girls.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

He ran marathons and finished grueling Spartan Races.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

I’m no Spartan and hold up an anemic wrist to prove it.

From "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros