Another sudden spike of success came at the end of the 1980s.

Periodic bad batches cause the sudden spikes in deaths, which are running at the rate of about 75 a year.

Elizabeth bit down on a sudden spike of anger.

Therefore they can respond to sudden spikes in demand more quickly and efficiently.

And it's detectable by the fact that you have a sudden spike in electricity usage.

From the other side of the room there was a sudden spike in the noise.

After 20 months of treating the wounded from Iraq, they have become used to these sudden spikes in casualties.

He took a deep breath, controlling the sudden spike of rage.

What's behind the sudden spike in wholesale food prices?

Some recent research has found a correlation between a sudden relative spike in atmospheric temperature 2-5 days before an earthquake.