Sentence examples for be a spasm from inspiring English sources

He makes no apology for this: he is instilling a method and there will naturally be a spasm of accommodation.

Still, the shooting occurred during what appears to be a spasm of violence in New York City, with homicides up 22 percent and shootings up 14 percent, compared with the first three months of last year.

This may be a spasm of the ciliary muscles causing focus to "lock," thereby creating a temporary loss of distance vision.

Relief, when it comes, is a spasm.

It was a spasm on my part".

But this is barely an idea; it is a spasm.

There has been a spasm of institutional reform.

An earthquake is a spasm of ground shaking, originating from part of the earth's crust.

There has been a spasm of political campaigning here, but that will soon end.

Bendtner was soon hitting the crossbar and there was a spasm of ugliness in the home support as an object was thrown in the direction of Fábregas.

It was a spasm of anger and despair at the loss of a seemingly irreplaceable leader, and it would have made King weep.