Example Sentences

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Oil prices will spike if the blockade is enforced at any length.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Typically Weekend 2 is cheaper but prices will spike after everyone talks about Weekend 1.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

“If we don’t have supply, home prices will spike up again—and that creates new affordability challenges.”

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

"The prices on so many things that consumers buy in places like Walmart and Target and on Amazon will spike."

From Salon • Dec. 10, 2024

Algeria has historically been reluctant to lower the official value of the dinar, worried that devaluation will spike prices and anger the population.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2024