sparing

Example Sentences

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In December, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge granted her diversion due to mental health issues, sparing her potential jail time.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The paper 'Experimental glycopeptide antibiotic EVG7 prevents recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection by sparing members of the Lachnospiraceae family' was published in Nature Communications.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

After Wood and his attorneys presented their case for sparing Wood’s life, the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board recommended clemency in a 3–2 vote.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

Theoretically, this kind of move could help solve two problems—getting enough power for AI data centers while sparing consumers from the costs at a time when electricity prices are skyrocketing.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

She thinks he gives in “to all his desires,” sparing “nothing and no one. How Pa must have suffered.”

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman