spree
noun
a lively frolic or outing.
sprees
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pluralof spree.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Fake shopping sprees and ‘happiness insurance’: The latest fintech apps reveal our financial anxieties.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
Users might fear giving their credit-card information to their AI bot, for instance, or not want to risk a rogue agent going on shopping sprees without their permission.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
A former Nigerian oil minister has been cleared of taking bribes from wealthy oil executives in the form of luxury home stays and lavish spending sprees in the UK.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Buying sprees of outlets led to owners who became highly leveraged and less able to invest in programming, which put the squeeze on suppliers such as CBS News Radio.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
I saw people on their long, wild spending sprees, after big hits.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
