: an unrestrained indulgence in or outburst of an activity
a buying spree
also
: a drunken revel : binge
Examples of spree in a Sentence
went on a spending spree
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Cruise plays a hit man, Vincent, who forces his cabdriver, played by Jamie Foxx, to drive him around Los Angeles on a contract-killing spree.
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Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 24 May 2025
Rather than earn its namesake by using said freedom to go on a killing spree, Murderbot decides to just… quietly binge TV shows.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 23 May 2025
Wes got the idea to look for victims that predated Kenzo and his partner’s spree, and that led them to a girl who had filed, but withdrew, an abduction report.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 20 May 2025
Washington’s borrowing spree just got a lot more expensive.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 24 May 2025
Rather than earn its namesake by using said freedom to go on a killing spree, Murderbot decides to just… quietly binge TV shows.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 23 May 2025
Wes got the idea to look for victims that predated Kenzo and his partner’s spree, and that led them to a girl who had filed, but withdrew, an abduction report.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 20 May 2025
Washington’s borrowing spree just got a lot more expensive.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for spree
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“Spree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spree. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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spree
noun
: an outburst of activity
a buying spree
Geographical Definition
Spree
geographical name
ˈshprā 
ˈsprā
river 247 miles (397 kilometers) long in eastern Germany flowing north into the Havel River
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