spared
Example Sentences
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But as we drove further into the village it dawned on us just how many of the bright white Andalusian homes had seemingly been spared.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Lore Van Moll, 33, a Belgian woman visiting her parents in nearby Alfaix, said she felt fortunate that she was unharmed and that her family’s home had been spared.
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
These findings saved lives and spared patients from needless treatments and side effects, cancer specialists say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
“We are already in the midst of a declared emergency and every family we can keep from losing their home is a family spared the trauma and instability of homelessness.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
There was something so raw about the sound of it that it made me wish, with everything in me, that I could have spared my little sister— and all of us—this pain and fear.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
