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Example sentences for: sparking

How can you use “sparking” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

When one side of a flint used in a flintlock weapon had worn away, it lost proper contact with the frizzen and caused inadequate sparking to set off the powder charge.
He or she would be, in a word, Greenspanian, still concerned about the possibility of an overheating economy but also convinced that important technological changes have allowed this economy to grow faster than in the past without sparking inflation.
Nation speakers soon appeared on major college campuses, grabbing headlines and sparking confrontations between black and Jewish students.
Nassau became a free port in 1787, sparking a surge in trading activity.
Early Christmas shopping was up 20 percent from last year, sparking economic jubilation on front pages across the country.