spate

Example Sentences

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That’s what’s peculiar about Gyllenhaal’s recent spate: These characters feel almost outdated, as if he’d fantasized, years ago, about playing parts like these but never got the opportunity when he was Hollywood’s critical darling.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Index providers are racing to adapt in anticipation of a spate of large IPOs later this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Hundreds of bottles of water were handed out at bottle stations set up by the water company, to help people get through the spate of hot weather over the weekend.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Here’s where economics will take a far-reaching hand, as public investors should note, given the spate of initial public offerings coming down the chute.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

North of the compound, the brook was in full spate, choked with leaves and bits of wood, but the scouts had found where the ford lay and the column was able to splash across.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin