spree

Example Sentences

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Downtown has suffered from an oversupply of office space since a building spree in the 1980s and early 1990s.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Trader Joe’s has been on an expansion spree.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

That buying spree could keep prices elevated, even after the conflict ends.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

In the middle of the two-story space, May’s petite cafe sits tucked beneath the concrete staircase that leads to a terrace, the ideal place for cooling off mid shopping spree.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

And now the whole country, indeed, the whole world, seemed suddenly to be caught up in a mad candy-buying spree, everybody searching frantically for those precious remaining tickets.

From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl