SPIKE in a Sentence

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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.

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 Meanings and Examples of SPIKE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
spike
 n.  a sort of very large nail; a piece of pointed iron set with points upward or outward
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
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
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.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER III—THE VICISSITUDES OF FLIGHT
4  As Thenardier was kept in sight, no objection had been made to this spike.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER III—THE VICISSITUDES OF FLIGHT
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.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
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
7  I saw a number of tall spikes of strange white flowers, measuring a foot perhaps across the spread of the waxen petals.
The Time Machine By H. G. Wells
Context  Highlight   In IV
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.
Dracula By Bram Stoker
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXII
9  She held one of the spikes, bowing her head towards me.
Dubliners By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In ARABY
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.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XXXII
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.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 99. The Doubloon.
12  A young man in peg-top trousers and side whiskers carrying a spiked stick appeared by the lake.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 10
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.