Sentence examples for a spasm of construction from inspiring English sources

After a spasm of construction in the 1960s and '70s, few new sites were built in the New York area.

Iceland went into a spasm of furious restitution.

There has been a spasm of institutional reform.

Then came a spasm of buyer's remorse.

Speaking triggers a spasm of coughing, which in turn brings on a tortured moan.

In a spasm of charity, Schmidt arranges to sponsor an orphan in Africa named Ndugu.

We passed a rider, bent over beside his bike, retching in a spasm of dry heaves.

Muslim mobs attacked Chinese-owned businesses in a spasm of violence that left dozens dead.

It's not the first time a spasm of violence has been quickly quelled.

So it was not just a spasm of well- intentioned enthusiasm.

The helicopter crash sent a spasm of doubt through the country.