spawning

Example Sentences

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Punch's predicament sparked huge interest online, spawning a devoted fanbase under the hashtag #HangInTherePunch.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Backstage, she and Sean “hit it off immediately,” spawning a blossoming creative relationship that has held up since.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

On social media, videos touting the virtues of blue-collar careers are racking up views and spawning hashtags like #nodebtneeded.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

The company has responded clumsily to users’ complaints, spawning several social media news cycles about whether it respects its own customers.

From Slate • Apr. 14, 2026

In an internal memo, Clyde Tolson, the associate director of the bureau, who had become Hoover’s longtime companion, spawning rumors that they were romantically involved, said, “We should furnish only limited, routine material, if any.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann