spark off
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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But the finance industry appears to have avoided the potential free-for-all rush to claim compensation the earlier verdict had threatened to spark off.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2025
The crowd started to get into it in the second quarter thanks to another spark off the bench from Monk, who scored 32 points in the opener.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 18, 2023
With star Aidan Mahaney in foul trouble and having a tough day shooting — he missed all five of his attempts from the field — Marciulionis was a spark off the bench.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 17, 2023
Hyland will be a scoring spark off the bench.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2023
IN the ink-blue shrieking trail of the twenty-two-hour Imperial flyer, Slateville lay stark alongside the singing tracks as if hurtled there like a spark off a speed-hot emery wheel.
From Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole by Hurst, Fannie
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