spades
- present tense form of spade (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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On the sidewalk, generations play spades in the shade and the joyful screams of children emanate from a custom bouncy house adorned with an Egyptian pharaoh bust.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026
Owing to a potential 200% return profile, that can come in spades if the call is right.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026
The 2026 Six Nations delivered attacking rugby in spades, with 111 tries the most scored in the championship since Italy were admitted.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026
If there's one thing the 21st century has in spades, it's conspiracy theorists -- many of them angry, unhinged people hacking at their keyboards about grievances real and imagined.
From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026
They were too much for him—too literary and intellectual, too clever in spades.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
