sparing

Example Sentences

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Sparing that land also would help limit biodiversity loss and conserve water, the researchers found.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2023

Sparing PC Simon an immediate custodial sentence, the judge pointed to the effect custody would have on the officer's family.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2023

Sparing people any of this is, indeed, a noble cause.

From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2022

Sparing Jeff the tough choices, the writers shunt moral transformation onto a minor character.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2022

Sparing as he was of his voice in conversation, he would use it extravagantly when intoning his Talmud It is with a peculiar sense of duality one reads this ancient work.

From The Rise of David Levinsky by Cahan, Abraham