spike

Example Sentences

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Bigger profit expectations for the energy industry, thanks to the spike in oil prices, have also helped pad that estimated figure.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 5, 2026

Well, there’s an energy price spike domestically and a severe one for countries more reliant on oil passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

“There have been times when the fuel price was $80, $90 per barrel, but that was many years ago, and it didn’t spike as rapidly,” Jindel said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The spike exceeded California’s homeless student rate, which rose by 16% for the same school year from 246,480 to 286,853.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

There’s nothing to drill with, so Mags offers her awl and Peeta drives it straight into the bark, burying the spike two inches deep.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins