spared

Example Sentences

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Their stand-in renditions spared livestock and human attendants from sacrifice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

That stunning play in the bottom of the ninth inning didn’t just save Game 7 of the World Series, it also spared Pages’ reputation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Morgan analysts wrote in a recent note to clients, during periods of high market volatility, gold “is not spared from the sell-everything dynamic.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

In practice, instances when parents are spared are becoming increasingly rare, said Andrew Lorenzen-Strait, a former ICE official who oversaw implementation of the directive at ICE during the Obama and first Trump administrations.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

Still, we didn’t know what the symbol was, or how we were spared.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver