spike

Example Sentences

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He’s credited with calling not just the spike in oil prices that helped precipitate the global financial crisis of 2007-2009, but also the oil glut that followed over the next decade.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

“I think it’s only a matter of time until people see it spike and then rush in and then it spikes again and they get carried out.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The rise in inflation has been driven largely by surging energy costs facing consumers, with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz having caused oil prices to spike.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

That mix shifts with conditions: When crude oil prices spike, that can drive more than 60% of the price; when the price drops, taxes and logistics are larger shares of the cost.

From Salon • May 13, 2026

My grip had slipped and I’d begun to slide when the spike finally ripped from me and fell away, smashing into the trailer with a tremendous crash.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover