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
"Here its just material damage, money can fix it all. There, money can't fix life", he said, sparing a thought for the members of his community who lost relatives.
From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026
Then they prepared the earth for planting, thankful that the lava and ash had fallen on the other side, sparing the property.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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