spared

Example Sentences

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The international study found that more than two-thirds of its participants could be spared the side of effects of chemotherapy and be treated with hormone therapy alone.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

No expense was spared on the design of the home, which was originally built in 2005, with the listing calling special attention to the high-end materials used throughout.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

The outcome spared OpenAI from a potentially existential legal threat.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

I can only hope that Replimune RP1 will be approved and save other lives so they might be spared the suffering that Claire and our family endured.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

I must admit I was glad to be spared that particular humiliation.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson