spike

Example Sentences

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It said energy demand could rise by as much as 800MW - higher than the 600MW spike during England's 1966 World Cup win.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

At the same, wage growth continued to cool, even as consumer-price inflation has been stoked in recent months by the spike in energy prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

When prices started to spike, Tabacnic narrowed her dating radius.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

“I had to prop myself against this foam spike in front of my colleagues and friends, and then have Winona come up and chop my head off, which was incredible,” Bower says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

With a rock and a spike, she punched a hole and drank the juice, cracked the shell and pried out the flesh.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr