SPIKE in a Sentence
Learn SPIKE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
17 example sentences for SPIKE, such as:
1. She held one of the spikes, bowing her head towards me.
2. It rose from the semiglobular mound like a spike from a helmet.
3. Iron spikes have been welded to the railings around the embassy.
4. A pointed tool, such as a spike or chisel, used for breaking rock or ore.
5. As Thenardier was kept in sight, no objection had been made to this spike.
2. It rose from the semiglobular mound like a spike from a helmet.
3. Iron spikes have been welded to the railings around the embassy.
4. A pointed tool, such as a spike or chisel, used for breaking rock or ore.
5. As Thenardier was kept in sight, no objection had been made to this spike.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of SPIKE
Definitions: Search Google Search M.Webster
spike
n. a long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal)
n. a very high narrow heel on women's shoes
Classic Sentence:
1 It rose from the semiglobular mound like a spike from a helmet.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: 2 Humanity Appears upon the Scene, Hand in Hand with Trouble
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: 2 Humanity Appears upon the Scene, Hand in Hand with Trouble
2 The earth round the spike had been left on the table, and a second sample was loosened and fell in the bedroom.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE THREE STUDENTS
Context Highlight In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE THREE STUDENTS
3 Thenardier had obtained permission to keep a sort of iron bolt which he used to spike his bread into a crack in the wall, "in order to preserve it from the rats," as he said.
4 As Thenardier was kept in sight, no objection had been made to this spike.
5 You will hurt yourself, Miss Bertram," she cried; "you will certainly hurt yourself against those spikes; you will tear your gown; you will be in danger of slipping into the ha-ha.
6 He returned carrying his jumping-shoes, which are provided, as you are aware, with several sharp spikes.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE THREE STUDENTS
Context Highlight In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE THREE STUDENTS
7 I saw a number of tall spikes of strange white flowers, measuring a foot perhaps across the spread of the waxen petals.
8 The workman took off his coat leisurely and hung it on one of the spikes of the rail, saying something to a policeman who just then sauntered along.
9 She held one of the spikes, bowing her head towards me.
10 The turnkey laughed, and gave us good day, and stood laughing at us over the spikes of the wicket when we descended the steps into the street.
11 And though now nailed amidst all the rustiness of iron bolts and the verdigris of copper spikes, yet, untouchable and immaculate to any foulness, it still preserved its Quito glow.
12 A young man in peg-top trousers and side whiskers carrying a spiked stick appeared by the lake.
Example Sentence:
1 An icicle is a spike of ice formed when water dripping or falling from another object freezes.
2 A pointed tool, such as a spike or chisel, used for breaking rock or ore.
3 Iron spikes have been welded to the railings around the embassy.
4 There is a row of spikes on top of the prison wall to prevent the prisoners escaping.
5 Dry seasons are growing longer, withering crops; heat spikes are a growing problem too, with countries regularly notching lethal summer temperatures.