spared
Example Sentences
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The Ellisons have been spared a prolonged legal ordeal to make even harder the job of keeping up two sprawling studio facilities located in the high-cost Los Angeles area.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Klitschko has said that Kyiv -- largely spared from the devastation wrought near the frontlines in nearly five years of conflict -- should now be on a war footing due to the upsurge in attacks.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Pike's boyfriend and co-defendant Shipp was 17 at the time so was spared the death penalty under state law.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
He writes about the January 2025 fire that spared his parents’ home but destroyed so many others, along with native vegetation and lovingly planted gardens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Everyone who could be spared went outside to join the search.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
