spared

Example Sentences

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There is a bleak sameness to their contents—desperate pleas to be spared as innocents, loyal to the party and wrongly accused.

From The Wall Street Journal

While some believe it is not their war and hope they will be spared, others "have no choice" but to stay, said Haidar Bitar, an entrepreneur from Nabatiyeh, which he continues to visit.

From Barron's

China is relatively spared for now, thanks to its refining capacity and its ability to source Russian naphtha.

From Barron's

For the rest of the walk he spared me the pressure of trying to sound intelligent, addressing me only to point out loose stones or other hazards of the street made invisible by the dark.

From Literature

Authorities stressed that oil facilities were spared for now, but Iran warned that any future attacks on its energy assets would be met with retaliation.

From Salon