spare moment
Example Sentences
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And day after day, Stolz spent every spare moment soaking it up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
We know that Edward is a genius because we’re told he is; because he spends every spare moment scribbling equations on any available surface; and because he has poor people skills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2025
She spent every spare moment getting words on the page.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2022
I was a jigsaw puzzle fiend last year, turning to them in every spare moment.
From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2022
Compressed into the very lowest vacant corner were these words—“I had not a spare moment on Tuesday, as you know, for Miss Woodhouse’s beautiful little friend. Pray make my excuses and adieus to her.”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
