spare moment

Example Sentences

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Instead of competing on tour for the past few weeks, he had spent every spare moment playing the course over and over, until he knew every inch of the grounds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

But once he had a spare moment, Goldstein went back to his stand-up roots with his new HBO special “The Second Best Night of Your Life” that premieres Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025

I was a jigsaw puzzle fiend last year, turning to them in every spare moment.

From Salon • Jan. 9, 2022

I was 24, relatively new to New York City, working a day job I hated, waiting tables at night, and writing plays in my bedroom during any spare moment.

From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2021

As I understood, he was asleep for much of the time, and indeed, I found him so on the few occasions I had a spare moment to ascend to that little attic room.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro