spared

Example Sentences

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Synkov's new employer has not been spared the toll of war.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Red on one side, black on the other — a rare two-colored lobster is spared the kettle.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Father Baillie's lawyer had asked for him to be spared prison and sentenced to a Community Payback Order.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

The disease largely spared large egg-laying hen farms that can house millions of birds in single locations this past year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

He had had a very hard time indeed to persuade the King, but he had spared no pains.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton