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

Your mom probably thought she was on top of things and was avoiding getting your involved in order to spare you the burden and her the embarrassment.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 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

In 1890, at Gravelines, just north of Calais, he painted four spare, gloriously luminous views that capture its canal’s sweeping vistas and endless skies, and all of them are here.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

“Or maybe the spare room will be her new craft room,” Frank said.

From "Mystery Map (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #3)" by Franklin W. Dixon