- present tense form of spike (3rd person singular).
spikes
Example Sentences
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Sharp spikes in oil prices that dropped just as quickly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Through it all, the oil market found ways to offset losses to supplies and avoid even bigger price spikes.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
The Middle East has suffered numerous spikes of violence in its recent history and this is not the worst of those.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Wiens noted US consumers also saw the cost of eggs skyrocket after a bird flu outbreak disrupted production, and argued that supply management helped shield Canadians from similar price spikes.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Suddenly all the other witches, more than eighty of them, were beginning to scream and jump up out of their seats as though spikes were being stuck into their bottoms.
From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl
