Looking for sentences and phrases with the word spates? Here are some examples.
Sentence Examples
That night saw one of the most ferocious spates of rioting in living memory.
A stir was caused in 1044 when two kings, in some dispute over the bell, went on spates of prisoner taking and cattle theft.
Examples from Classical Literature
If I know aught of Highland spates, they will both be down in the hour and fishable.
However, the effects of spates are likely mediated by other factors, such as habitat.
Tweed tributaries containing grayling were suffering massive spates early this week with all prospects of sport washed out.
During the rains we cannot sit in the rooms in these quarters as spates upon spates of seepage turn the room into mini water tank, said a group of residents.
During the rains we can not sit in the rooms in these quarters as spates upon spates of seepage turn the room into mini water tank, said a group of residents.
