spared
Example Sentences
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Johnson was spared by a single vote in the Senate.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026
The war, now well into its fifth year, has not spared Ukraine's wine industry, located in the west like Zakarpattia but also in the east or in the south around Odesa.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
It has also spared the city having to fight a swarm of plaintiff attorneys seeking to capitalize on the pain and suffering of victims.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
After the Atlas fire destroyed the Signorello family’s winery in 2017 but spared the 40 acres of vines they owned, owner Ray Signorello Jr. pledged to rebuild.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Did Mother not realize what she had been spared?
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
