spare

Example Sentences

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“How comfortable can investors be when the limited excess global spare capacity and approximately 20% of identified world liquid natural gas growth sits behind the Strait,” Bryne asks.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

The Shakers, with their signature spare style, have had an outsize impact on material culture, considering their numbers—a peak estimated at 6,000 members in the mid-19th century—and segregation from the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

“Can’t Stop” starts with an uncharacteristically spare riff by Frusciante’s standards, and coupled with Chad Smith’s inerrant rhythm, we have the song’s spine.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Rather than doomscrolling your way around this economic pothole, spare a thought for the good people of California who face gas prices of $5 or $6 a gallon, traditionally the highest in the country.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

She could let out a skirt in half the time it once took Pani Zuzana, which afforded her a fair amount of spare time between tasks to read.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman