spare
Example Sentences
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Although they can visit family nearby on Christmas Day, they do not have a spare bed.
From BBC
Drone pilots have gone on buying sprees for aircraft, batteries and spare parts to try to extend the life of their fleets.
Few are spared in this speculative cycle; bitcoin’s November crash is a testament to this.
From MarketWatch
Among the recipients were educators from Pasadena Unified’s John Muir High School, which was spared from flames but whose staff and students were deeply affected by the conflagration.
From Los Angeles Times
Upstart cargo airlines are forging what they call a modern silk road, connecting factory hubs in China to population centers across Europe, where Chinese immigrants get paid to store goods in spare rooms.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
