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
Look at the spanking new public buildings in Paris suburbs like Nanterre or Massy.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2023
Resets are also useful if you’ve just bought a spanking new system, loaded all your data onto it, and now want to sell / trade in / give away / discard your old system.
From The Verge • Apr. 21, 2022
The big field was full of wary ewes and spanking new lambs.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
