spanking new
Example Sentences
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“When we’re launching a new movie like this, any time it’s brand spanking new, it takes a little more work to get retailers excited,” Lee said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025
Several expensive, brand spanking new, concrete slabs to complete a walkway on the side of my house.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 24, 2023
I spend hours dreaming of having a kitchen with a spanking new, stainless steel, French-door version.
From Salon • Oct. 6, 2021
It's a brand spanking new idea, which you don't see in Hollywood much any more.
From BBC • Aug. 6, 2021
Parimutuel racing was spanking new in California and many other places, so there were few established racing writers.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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