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- noun Plural form of
spark . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
spark .
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Examples
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The weather was too warm to admit of the windows being closed, and the ladies, assisted by the gentlemen, were constantly employed in putting out the sparks which settled on their clothes -- the first time I ever heard ladies complain of having too many _sparks_ about them.
Diary in America, Series One Frederick Marryat 1820
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"I can still see the sparks from the gun," Alonzo says.
Tragedy and Forgiveness in the Christian South The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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When the sparks from the fire steel hit the cottomball it bursts into flame and burns long enough to get the kindling going.
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USA TODAY: 'Likely' Karzai win sparks calls for unrest
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When the sparks from the fire steel hit the cottomball it bursts into flame and burns long enough to get the kindling going.
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"I can still see the sparks from the gun," Alonzo says.
Tragedy and Forgiveness in the Christian South Josh Fleet 2010
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She was staring out the window at the sun, her eyes becoming pinpricks, drops of black in sparks of green.
365 tomorrows » 2009 » April : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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"I can still see the sparks from the gun," Alonzo says.
Tragedy and Forgiveness in the Christian South Josh Fleet 2010
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She was staring out the window at the sun, her eyes becoming pinpricks, drops of black in sparks of green.
365 tomorrows » J.R. Blackwell : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
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A wind, strong and warm, a balmy gale, drove past them, flinging a rocket-shower of sparks from the fire.
THE END OF THE STORY 2010
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Supreme Court Decision Sparks Outrage Among Environmentalists
--ABC News
http://www.abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=5248161
June 26, 2008