spared

Example Sentences

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She believes the sellers of newer apartment buildings should be spared from the tax.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

For now, thanks to De Zerbi's inspiration and the failings of other clubs, Spurs are spared a day of reckoning.

From BBC • May 24, 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

Synkov's new employer has not been spared the toll of war.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

For supper they had the same thing along with whatever could be spared from the dining-room.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers