How to Use spur in a Sentence

spur

1 of 2 noun

• The trip to the bar isn’t a spur-of-the-moment decision.
  — Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 7 June 2021
• This is one madeleine recipe that is easy enough to make on the spur of the moment.
  — Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes, 13 June 2022
• Three of his friends made the spur-of-the-moment, 359 mile drive from Lemont to Cleveland.
  — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 25 Aug. 2021
• And the boot does feature a spinning spur charm attached to the backstrap of the shoe.
  — Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 5 Oct. 2023
• The textures from the boot, spur, and rope will accent any Texas-themed room.
  — Jennifer Miko, Chron, 22 May 2021
• Bukolt also revealed that the idea was a spur-of-the-moment one.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2022
• The spur has served the port for nearly a hundred years as a means of small freight travel.
  — oregonlive, 22 Sep. 2022
• The journey down the 14-mile spur road to town from the main highway is long because there’s so much to see.
  — Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 28 June 2021
• That's come up a few times when people have asked, but that was a spur-of-the-moment thing.
  — Hanna Flint, Men's Health, 22 Aug. 2022
• At the 2-mile point, a short spur path leads to Taliesin Overlook, a scenic ledge with views of the north and West Valley.
  — Mare Czinar, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2022
• Remember that all of these things take time and cannot and should not be done spur of the moment.
  — Elena Volotovskaya, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
• A few yards in, a short Lookout Point spur trail leads to a scenic ledge with great views of the dam and distant mountains.
  — Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 28 Aug. 2021
• The foliage has fern-like leaves and the flowers are showy blooms with spur protrusions at the bottom.
  — Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2022
• The tower is accessible via about a half-mile hike on the Ice Age Trail and a short trail spur.
  — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2021
• The days of just popping into the most popular parks on the spur of the moment could be fading.
  — Forrest Brown, CNN, 20 Feb. 2022
• All that goes away once Yellowstone hangs up its spurs.
  — Vulture, 5 May 2023
• Bicyclists can take a 3-mile spur path to reach the George S. Mickelson Trail, which winds 109 miles through the center of the state.
  — Robert Annis, Chicago Tribune, 20 Oct. 2022
• Sifford's journey to play on the PGA Tour was not a spur-of-the-moment decision.
  — Ben Morse, CNN, 2 July 2021
• At the other end, a rail spur stood empty, awaiting a shipment.
  — Michael E. Kanell, ajc, 9 June 2022
• Two weeks ago, on the spur of the moment, Harper asked if her dad would take her to a Post Malone concert.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 18 Aug. 2023
• The notion of an off-road vehicle trail crossing the state is bad enough, but the most distressing fact is all the spur trails along the route.
  — Barry W. Babcock, Star Tribune, 10 May 2021
• Forget dreams of flawless service and deciding where to dine on the spur of the moment.
  — Doug Gollan, Forbes, 7 June 2021
• Sports might also be the spur that prompts some schools to comply with Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s mask mandate.
  — John Keilman, chicagotribune.com, 28 Aug. 2021
• Helping spur farmer planting this year is near-record high prices for row crops such as corn and soybeans.
  — Kirk Maltais, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022
• Tack on the mile-long spur Fern Trail to meander past a series of waterfalls.
  — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2022
• In a spur-of-the-moment ceremony, Beth Dutton and Rip wed.
  — Samantha Stutsman, Peoplemag, 24 Oct. 2022
• For example, a few months ago there was a two-week spur of drive-by shootings, one of which was less than 300 feet from my house.
  — Erin Coulehan, Glamour, 18 Feb. 2022
• But what happened at Oceanwide Plaza wasn’t some spur of the moment scribble.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2024
• And as the first two song releases make clear with banjos, stomps and claps, and references to spurs, boots, and long back roads, this is a country record.
  — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2024
• Here, the cliffs were covered in vegetation, with knife-edge spurs and basalt towers that soared into the dark clouds above.
  — Peter Heller, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2024

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spur

2 of 2 verb

• He spurred the horse onward.
• The reward spurred them to work harder.
• Lower interest rates should spur economic growth.
• The road trip spurs Thien to question his faith and the purpose of his life.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 July 2023
• The search for the tunnel had been spurred by an ambush on Friday.
  — Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2023
• After just a month, the ETFs had spurred more than $4.2 billion in net new flows, according to Bloomberg.
  — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
• Interest in his wacky creations from friends spurred him to hit record.
  — Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2023
• The law’s introduction in 2011 spurred massive protests that stretched on for weeks.
  — Scott Bauer, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2023
• His flair for writing will spur wider interest in the subject.
  — Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023
• Low mortgage rates during the first two years of the crisis also spurred buying.
  — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2023
• Like the other tech-minded volunteers, Mr. Kunz said the goal of saving lives spurred him on.
  — Beatrice Tridimas, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Mar. 2024
• In the series, Wanda is caught in a sitcom-style delusion spurred by her anger, sorrow and grief.
  — Maya Phillips, New York Times, 22 May 2023
• Officials said the decision to move Toyland off the downtown square was spurred by a need for more space.
  — Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2023
• The festering issue has spurred three wars between the countries.
  — Rhea Mogul, CNN, 12 Oct. 2023
• That election was a turning point for so many of us, and like so many others, I was spurred into greater action.
  — Josefina Santos, Glamour, 16 Oct. 2023
• Those ultra-low rates spurred a wave of home sales and refinancing.
  — Alex Veiga and Matt Ott, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2023
• What Frankie Muniz is doing now That's what spurred him to turn his back on acting and focus on racing.
  — The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2024
• In 2011, the currency strengthened as the shock of the S&P downgrade spurred investors to rush into safe assets, such as US dollars.
  — Hanna Ziady, CNN, 26 May 2023
• The surge in inflation, which peaked at four-decade highs last summer, spurred the Fed to hike interest rates from near-zero to over 5% over the last two years.
  — Derek Saul, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
• That again shows the ways in which the court’s narrow definition of fundraising has allowed the justices to be used to spur donations.
  — Time, 11 July 2023
• Stocks finished lower, marking a third day of losses spurred in part by higher yields.
  — WSJ, 17 Aug. 2023
• Amazon called its workers back into the office, taking effect in May and spurring protests.
  — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 8 June 2023
• At the Korean show, the audience shouted and applauded as Skye talked, spurring them on.
  — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2023
• That would lead to lower mortgage costs, spurring homes sales while reducing demand for rentals.
  — Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2024
• Now, those seeking justice for Morgan had spurred the public to wonder whether the Masons were truly a force for good in the country.
  — Colin Dickey, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2023
• As the pandemic spurred online shopping, the company enjoyed three years of rapid growth.
  — Arcelia Martin, Dallas News, 24 July 2023
• The monetary incentives spur others to take on the mission with intent to collect.
  — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024
• The rise of generative AI might help spur the dating app’s success even further.
  — Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2024
• Miko’s been going through a metamorphosis of sorts, one spurred in part by her experience touring with Karol G.
  — Cat Cardenas, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
• Tesla’s market cap has fallen about 30% this year, spurring the company to scrap Musk’s no-advertising mantra.
  — Steve Mollman, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024