How to Use spreader in a Sentence

spreader

noun
Definition of spreadernext
  • Mosquito are spreaders of disease.
  • To use, spread it across the lawn by hand or in a spreader.
    — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 July 2022
  • He was called a virus-spreader, a job-killer, a liar and a sleaze.
    — New York Times, 21 Feb. 2021
  • The bag will tell you what rate to set the spreader to achieve the pounds of nitrogen.
    — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Apr. 2022
  • That being said, nobody wants to be the host of a super spreader event!
    — Jacqueline Pinedo, Hartford Courant, 21 Dec. 2022
  • To attach to the stand, this set includes hanging chains and wood spreader bars on each end.
    — Ambar Pardilla, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2021
  • Eating indoors, on the other hand, has been shown to be a spreader.
    — Zachary B. Wolf, CNN, 22 Apr. 2021
  • These days, such a stunt might be labeled a super-spreader rather than a dance.
    — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 3 Feb. 2022
  • The game was likely a spreader event that led to both programs being paused.
    — Dallas News, 2 Mar. 2021
  • By then, their career as a spreader of the disease is pretty much over.
    — Adam Rogers, Wired, 19 Nov. 2021
  • But the coronavirus, a silent spreader, had surely been there, too.
    — Joel Achenbach, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Mar. 2023
  • But for bulkier things, such as a seed spreader or bins of seasonal goods, wider shelves are best.
    — Nevin Martell, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The spreader casts an arc of white, nitrogen-rich pellets.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 3 July 2022
  • Both were among the most important early spreaders of a false claim in May that there had been an explosion near the White House.
    — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2023
  • That's why this Antoine double spreader bar hammock feels like such a steal right now.
    — Shayna Murphy, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2020
  • This would prevent spilling the paste over the integrated heat spreader.
    — Toby Grey, BGR, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Made from stainless steel, this butter spreader uses small slotted holes on the blade to curl up butter from the stick.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2021
  • Do not try to mix the products in your fertilizer spreader.
    — Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 20 Aug. 2020
  • The teardown revealed thermal paste and graphite tape but no active cooling and not even a heat spreader.
    — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 20 July 2022
  • Small gatherings are now the number one spreader of the virus in the state, accounting for 65% of all cases, Cuomo said.
    — CBS News, 1 Dec. 2020
  • The recent swingers convention turned super spreader seems like one of those times.
    — Will Coviello, NOLA.com, 2 Dec. 2020
  • At worst, the Tokyo Olympics will be the super spreader global event that medical experts fear.
    — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 May 2021
  • Halloween doesn't have to be a super spreader event, if parents take follow these tips.
    — USA Today, 23 Oct. 2021
  • This does require you to use the integrated heat spreader and heatsink the PC already employs.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 7 Mar. 2022
  • Singing was considered a super spreader, and dark, stuffy shoulder-to-shoulder crowds were out of the question.
    — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 24 Mar. 2021
  • Cumberland worked the loader, piling the chips into the spreader trucks for dispersal around the farms.
    — Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 24 Feb. 2021
  • The White House is not tracing contacts of those at a potential ‘super-spreader’ event.
    — John Keefe, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2020
  • Spread it on using a metal or plastic spreader, but leave a little extra on top to sand smooth.
    — Ben Wojdyla, Popular Mechanics, 8 Sep. 2020
  • The pulsating jets of air remove heat from the heat spreader at the bottom of the AirJet with high efficiency.
    — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Schools could become an easy spreader site if kids have no protections.
    — Lois K. Solomon, sun-sentinel.com, 27 Aug. 2021

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'spreader.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: