sparing

Example Sentences

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Sparing his blushes as he missed the effort.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2024

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

From Salon • Sep. 19, 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 of gesture, sparing of emphasis, careless of mere rhetorical or oratorical art, he had, nevertheless, the secret of the highest art of all, whether in oratory or whatever else—he had simplicity.

From Thomas Henry Huxley A Character Sketch by Huxley, Leonard