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

The majority dismissed Hamm as improvidently granted, sparing the life of the defendant, Joseph Smith, and rejecting Alabama’s request for freer rein to execute intellectually disabled people.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

That’s a reduction of over 25%, sparing an area of land larger than Texas and California combined each year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

It is good that I have been sparing in my speech with her.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein