spikes

Example Sentences

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By extending a weekend event through Tuesday or Wednesday, you dodge the Sunday price spikes on flights — and what you save on airfare may even cover your extra nights of lodging.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

For the last half-century, public approval of Congress has consistently been low; with the exception of a few spikes in approval, such as after 9/11, congressional approval ratings rarely rise above the teens.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

Stegosaurs were plant-eating dinosaurs that walked on four legs and are best known for the rows of plates and spikes running from their necks to their tails.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

In the short term, there is the risk of energy price spikes and even curtailments because of the lack of availability.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The first day of school Mami walked me to a stone building that loomed over Graham Avenue, its concrete yard enclosed by an iron fence with spikes at the top.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago