Sentence examples for steep spike from inspiring English sources
'steep spike' is a correct and usable phrase in written English
It is typically used to indicate a sudden and significant increase or rise in something. Example sentence: The company experienced a steep spike in profits last quarter.
The steep spike for the basic heat-trapping property of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases reflects strong agreement.
The steep spike in FISA applications after 9/11 did finally result in a few the court saw fit to reject or modify.
But in the first three months of this year, that trend took a concerning turn in the opposite direction, driven by a steep spike in murders in Brooklyn.
Aerobic exercise causes a steep spike in blood movement to the brain, an action that some researchers have speculated might be necessary for the creation of new brain cells, or neurogenesis.
Wheat prices in Chicago jumped nearly 2 percent on Tuesday when the United Nations' food agency issued a rare alert that China's crop was in trouble, and prices remain near their highest level since a steep spike in commodity prices in 2008.
Early 70s San Francisco was hit by a steep spike in the crime rate, with a special twist of Barbary Coast weirdness added by such local lunatics as the Zodiac Killer, who brought fear into the city even when it wasn't Halloween.
The most tell-tale evidence of the impact of job insecurity, however, was that productivity climbed faster among employees in states with very steep spikes in unemployment.
The most tell-tale evidence of the impact of job insecurity, however, was that productivity climbed faster among employees in states with very steep spikes in unemployment, such as Florida, than among employees in states with more modest downturns.
But the higher rates along with steep spikes in premiums for other plans this year are likely to stoke the national debate over the year-old legislation that has pitted President Obama and Democrats against Republicans opposed to the changes.
Projects there include public art, such as Chris Knight's Desire, an abstract sculpture, about 8m high, that contrasts rusty steel with shiny steep spikes, inspired by the city's reputation for 'dirty-weekend' breaks.
A nasty shock arrived in 2000 and 2001, when peak-time energy prices on the open market rose about tenfold — not counting steeper, temporary spikes.
