How do you use Spiked in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like pointed, plus the exact meaning.
Spiked meaning
- Containing alcohol or drugs, often without the knowledge of those who partake.
- Having spikes.
- Of a graph or trend that has rapidly reached a maximum.
Synonyms of Spiked
Using Spiked
- The main meaning on this page is: Containing alcohol or drugs, often without the knowledge of those who partake. | Having spikes. | Of a graph or trend that has rapidly reached a maximum.
- Useful related words include: pointed.
- In the example corpus, spiked often appears in combinations such as: spiked in, have spiked, has spiked.
Context around Spiked
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 12 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Spiked
- In this selection, "spiked" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, prices, jackets, rates, heels, leather and four stand out and add context to how "spiked" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 2022 endpoint spiked by 627 and ai has spiked in recent. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "spiked" sits close to words such as adorned, breathtaking and burrow, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with spiked
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
For 2022 as a whole, revenue spiked to $39.4 million. (11 words)
Gold spiked versus copper during the acute pandemic phase in 2020. (11 words)
Antisemitic crimes have spiked in recent years, including several acts of violence in synagogues. (14 words)
In spite of their bodily modifications (spiked bones protruding from piercings across their face), we never get a chance as audience members to linger, the likes of which, given their lack of humanity, only serves to make them scarier. (39 words)
Each is spiked with a little agave nectar for sweetness, a 30 milligram “microdose” of caffeine, and according to the can, 100 percent of your daily recommended amount of vitamins B6 and B12. (33 words)
If our government is not moved by the human rights abuses in Uganda, and elsewhere, would they energetically enforce domestic laws protecting us if hate crimes spiked further here in South Africa? (32 words)
If our government is not moved by the human rights abuses in Uganda, and elsewhere, would they energetically enforce domestic laws protecting us if hate crimes spiked further here in South Africa? (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
Some punk women wear tight jeans, leather jackets, spiked heels or spiked leather boots, heavy studded leather belts, and piercings.
After Russia invaded Ukraine — attacking grain fields and silos and blocking Ukrainian ports — global food prices spiked to record levels and endangered much-needed food supply for many importer countries.
And when interest rates spiked up to 7% in Q4 and our sales were slower, we focused on cash, we focused on moving the standing inventory.
Antisemitic crimes have spiked in recent years, including several acts of violence in synagogues.
Bitcoin prices spiked on the news, gaining thousands of dollars and peaking around $30,000.
By 2020, according to marketing firm YougovтАЩs report, it spiked four-fold, nudging the 500 million mark.
Cases, hospitalizations and deaths associated with the virus spiked noticeably over Christmas and in early January, Tam said, but all now appear to be trending down.
Central banks globally are mostly adjusting rates to combat inflation, which spiked due to disruptions in global supply chains and geopolitical events like Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Corporate interest in generative AI has spiked in recent months, leading to backlashes among creatives across many different fields from music to gaming.
Despite the decline in network-detected malware in Q4 2022, endpoint spiked by 627%, while malware associated with phishing campaigns persisted as a threat, according to WatchGuard.
Each is spiked with a little agave nectar for sweetness, a 30 milligram “microdose” of caffeine, and according to the can, 100 percent of your daily recommended amount of vitamins B6 and B12.
For 2022 as a whole, revenue spiked to $39.4 million.
Getting my stencil and feeling it cold at the top of my spine spiked my nerves as I realised how much it was going to hurt.
Gold spiked versus copper during the acute pandemic phase in 2020.
He pointed to reports that acts of antisemitism have spiked in France, the United Kingdom and elsewhere in recent days.
Hikuleo spiked Kidd with a rough-looking belly-to-belly slam, only for Kidd to block a chokeslam with an eye rake and a chop block.
If our government is not moved by the human rights abuses in Uganda, and elsewhere, would they energetically enforce domestic laws protecting us if hate crimes spiked further here in South Africa?
In spite of their bodily modifications (spiked bones protruding from piercings across their face), we never get a chance as audience members to linger, the likes of which, given their lack of humanity, only serves to make them scarier.
Later, as a teenager, he compared spiked hairstyles backstage with actor-musician Kevin Bacon.
London came dangerously close to experiencing a massive blackout last July as demand for electricity spiked at the same time that the U.K. experienced its hottest day on record.
Common combinations with spiked
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- spiked in 24×
- have spiked 19×
- has spiked 17×
- spiked with 17×
- spiked to 13×
- spiked by 9×
- prices spiked 7×
- spiked the 5×
- spiked on 4×
- been spiked 4×