Example Sentences

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She says this in a tone lacking emotional spikiness, accepting that truth as it is.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2025

He racked up 24 assists and 19 tries, as well as showing new-found maturity all without losing that little edge of spikiness which all the best players need.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2024

The relationship between Lilún and Ranra beautifully captures the spikiness and tenderness of a new connection that could turn into something beautiful.

From Washington Post • Oct. 10, 2022

Sycamore calculated the distribution of outputs with an estimated fidelity of 0.2%—just enough to distinguish the fingerprintlike spikiness from the noise in the circuitry.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 2, 2022

The smooth paving-stones; the scraped, hard, even, rutless roads; the neat gates and plates, and essence of border and order, and spikiness and spruceness.

From Modern Painters, Volume IV (of V) by Ruskin, John