spurt

Example Sentences

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Some may perceive this as mere growing pains for a now-decade-old Silicon Valley giant that experienced a massive growth spurt after ChatGPT’s takeoff.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Giant steel pipe’s mysterious overnight growth spurt baffles a Japanese city.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

But those looking to be developed and perhaps get better when their inevitable growth spurt kicks in are missing out on what JV basketball is really for — player development.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2026

A spurt of interest in Germany in the late ’70s inspired her to write a memoir, which, like two more novels, remained unpublished when she died in 1982.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

He was flying at breakneck speed, trying to avoid a spurt of flames from Malfoy’s steed’s mouth, when he realized he had forgotten his Firebolt.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling