in spades
Example Sentences
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The most electable progressives are instead happy warriors, a quality Ocasio-Cortez and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani have in spades.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 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
That takes creativity, intelligence and gumption, and I’m sure your grandfather has those in spades.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 24, 2026
In a letter to MPs ahead of the budget, he said: "All we need is a fair chance and this industry will pay the great British people back in spades, as we have always done."
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025
I have no business improving others, much less buffing up Lelia, who has it over me in spades.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
