Sentence examples for spiked by from inspiring English sources

In July, food prices spiked by about ten per cent.

He is spiked by base runners and beaned by pitchers.

His ankle was spiked by a Dinamo opponent, Jerko Leko.

Their meetings have been dull, spiked by an occasional joke or sharp elbow.

Last year, the number of applicants to Williams spiked by 17percentt.

Some petitions were spiked by the courts because signers used their nicknames.

Late last week, Intrexon's stock spiked by twenty-four per cent.

The percentage of Americans who wanted stricter gun control measures spiked by about five to 10 percentage points after Columbine.