sparing

Example Sentences

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She says they were pitched as giving single people "access to a virtually infinite pool of strangers" and sparing them "from the possibility of rejection".

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Navy, and they haven’t, sparing the U.S. the hassle of managing commandeered vessels and their crews, or any confrontations with semi-friendly powers like China or India.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Are we better off just paying the debt completely now, and sparing the house?

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 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

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