spell

Example Sentences

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They had deliberated around four hours, a good spell on a case that had only two witnesses and a video of the alleged assault that prosecutors played repeatedly.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Sales at U.S. retailers bounced back in February after a brief weak spell, suggesting the economy is still expanding at a decent pace despite a turbulent start to the new year.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Sales at U.S. retailers bounced back in February after a brief weak spell, suggesting the economy is still expanding at decent speed despite a turbulent start to the new year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Defender Florent Hadergjonaj had two seasons in the English top flight with Huddersfield Town and attacking midfielder Milot Rashica had a spell with Norwich City.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The next thing that happened all but caused me to have a jerking spell.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls