spare time
Example Sentences
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Because I think and talk and read about investing all day long, I typically don’t read financial or business books in my spare time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
I watched this drama the other day from Dam Good Coffee, where I met with two guys who live in the neighborhood and, in their spare time, have been doing a lot of thinking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
In his spare time, he produces music using a digital synthesiser on his tablet, a hobby he now shares with his children, aged five and six.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
In his spare time, he obsesses about where to find the perfect slice of New York-style pizza.Follow him on Twitter @CharlesPassy.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 1, 2026
In his spare time, Louie crashed society weddings, worked as a movie extra, and harassed his housemates with practical jokes, replacing their deviled ham with cat food and milk with milk of magnesia.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
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