spared
Example Sentences
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While she has to eventually give back some £23,000 in welfare money, she was spared jail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Alireza Sepahi was arrested in the wake of Iran's January protests, was spared public execution in July after suffering a heart attack and married his fiancee on the eve of his death.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 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
Even his own teammates haven’t been spared his flare-ups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
They spared fertile females and young lambs in order to safeguard the long-term vitality of the local herd.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
