be sparing
Example Sentences
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Southern Cal lost a heartbreaker to Providence in the tournament last year, and for much of Wednesday’s game, it appeared the Trojans’ only silver lining would be sparing themselves the pain of a close loss.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 12, 2017
Be careful to frame your assertions as opinion, not gospel, and be sparing in your factual citations.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2016
“You have to be sparing with the word ‘historic,’ ” said Justice Minister Heiko Maas, who with a Social Democrat colleague, Family Minister Manuela Schwesig, spent months steering the law over legal and political hurdles.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2015
Rather than "sharing" the land we should be "sparing" it by maximising yield on the bits we choose to use.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 15, 2013
Once this level of training is reached, use of the whistle should be sparing.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
