spared

Example Sentences

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It notably does not include forest lost to fires, but after a record fire season in 2024, the country was relatively spared major infernos last year.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Operations at the Port of Long Beach aren’t totally spared from the impacts of the global oil shortage, however, Chief Executive Noel Hacegaba said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

And soon I’d learn something even more sobering: If this technology had been around three decades ago, it might have spared my mom a surgery and some treatments.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Red on one side, black on the other — a rare two-colored lobster is spared the kettle.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 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