spike

Example Sentences

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Oil prices will spike if the blockade is enforced at any length.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

As investors continue to monitor a fragile cease-fire agreement between the U.S. and Iran as the two countries negotiate a peace plan, inflation worries linger due to the spike in oil prices.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026

On the flip side, a sustained spike in fuel prices could be particularly harmful for JetBlue and Frontier’s margins, he notes.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

The spike in gas prices accounted for nearly three quarters of the rise in inflation from February to March.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

I reach into my pocket, and a metal spike jams into my thumb.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera