- present tense form of spike (3rd person singular).
spikes
Example Sentences
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If extreme-weather events keep getting more frequent and severe, they will be harder to “look through,” said Buckley—the term for temporary price spikes that don’t prompt interest-rate rises from central bankers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026
“Geopolitical tension should drive safe-haven buying, but when it spikes oil, it stokes inflation, which pushes the Fed to tighten — and that’s gold’s kryptonite,” he said, referring to gold’s weakness.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026
The expected “year of the consumer” in 2026 did not materialize, as inflation and energy price spikes led to interest rate increase concerns.
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
“Mind the points,” Flod cautions, as I maneuver around an oversize papier-mache mask covered in protruding footlong spikes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026
She spikes the ball and the girls collapse on the ground in laughter.
From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm
