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How to use spot in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb, adjective

Spot means a round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape. Example: “The leopard is noted for the spots of color in its fur.”

Examples of spot by meaning

nounA round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in...

  • The leopard is noted for the spots of color in its fur.
  • Why do ladybugs have spots?

nounA stain or disfiguring mark.

  • I have tried everything, and I can’t get this spot out.

nounA pimple, papule or pustule.

  • That morning, I saw that a spot had come up on my chin.
  • I think she's got chicken pox; she's covered in spots.

nounA small, unspecified amount or quantity.

  • Do come 'round on Sunday for a spot of tea, won't you?

nounA bill of five-dollar or ten-dollar denomination in dollars.

  • Here's the twenty bucks I owe you, a ten spot and two five spots.

nounA location or area.

  • I like to eat lunch in a pleasant spot outside.
  • For our anniversary we went back to the same spot where we first met.
  • Yachvilli made it 6-0 with a second sweet strike from 45 metres after Matt Stevens was penalised for collapsing a scrum, and then slid another penalty just wide from the same spot.2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France

nounA parking space.

  • Del Valle has the blessing of a garage, so he doesn't have to claim “dibs” on shoveled street spots himself, he said.2011 March 23, “We asked mayoral candidates: Do you support 'dibs' on parking spots?”, in Chicago Sun-Times

nounAn official determination of placement.

  • The fans were very unhappy with the referee's spot of the ball.

More sentences with spot

  • He'd like to play the red next to the black spot, but that shot isn't on.From the entry on
  • We have to find a safe spot, where we can hide out until this is over.From the entry safe
  • A microwave will create hot spots that can break the sauce.From the entry break
  • Having seven dark spots is a special property unique to Coccinella septempunctata.From the entry special
  • Smith is in the bubble position, having barely beaten out Jones for the last spot.From the entry bubble position
  • The price on the futures market depends in part on the price on the spot market.From the entry spot market
  • The price for forward delivery is presently higher than the spot price.From the entry forward
  • He made a gap in the fence by kicking at a weak spot.From the entry gap
  • The spot on his lung turned out to be an artifact of the X-ray process.From the entry artifact
  • He was a great storyteller and could make up a story on the spot.From the entry make up
  • Some ice cold lemonade would hit the spot on a warm afternoon.From the entry hit the spot
  • I found a likely spot under a shady tree for the picnic.From the entry likely
  • Be cool! Keep it on the down low. Don't blow up my spot!From the entry blow up
  • Oh, today's Cyrell's bday. We hella sang her happy birthday at the spot.From the entry hella
  • That hat should be a sure-fire way to spot him in a crowd.From the entry sure-fire
  • He liked the house, so he made an offer on the spot.From the entry on the spot
  • All the sudden questions put him on the spot and he had to think quickly.From the entry on the spot
  • He hit the ball with the sweet spot, resulting in a gapper.From the entry sweet spot
  • That New England-style salami and fluff sandwich sure hit the spot!From the entry fluff
  • You should learn to spot their shenanigans and avoid being fooled.From the entry shenanigans
  • He's usually pretty good-natured when the children give him a hard time about his bald spot.From the entry give someone a hard time
  • We found a secluded spot where we could make out in private.From the entry make out
  • He has a few blind spots in his eyesight because of his diabetic retinopathy.From the entry blind spot
  • When he changed lanes, he sideswiped a car that was in his blind spot.From the entry blind spot
  • The ocellated turkey has an eye-shaped spot on its tail feathers.From the entry ocellated
  • The fake was easy to spot because of its inferior brushwork.From the entry brushwork
  • When I saw her I fled on the spot man, me and her are opps.From the entry opp
  • I had a spot of bother with a sticky key on my keyboard.From the entry spot of bother

Meaning of spot

  1. noun A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.
  2. noun A stain or disfiguring mark.
  3. noun A pimple, papule or pustule.

Full definition of spot

Questions about spot in a sentence

How do you use spot in a sentence?
Spot is used as a noun, verb and adjective. For example: “The leopard is noted for the spots of color in its fur.”
What is a short sentence with spot?
“Why do ladybugs have spots?”
What does spot mean?
Spot means a round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: spot (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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