spared
Example Sentences
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Pike's boyfriend and co-defendant Shipp was 17 at the time so was spared the death penalty under state law.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
President Donald Trump in April re-posted a claim on X by a pro-Israel youth activist in the United States that eight women faced death by hanging, with the US leader urging them to be spared.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
He was senior enough to be spared the airline’s furloughs, but he enrolled in an executive M.B.A. program and considered leaving for a career on Wall Street.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Johnson was spared by a single vote in the Senate.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026
While her lemon-yellow skirt was spared, the doll attached to it was not as lucky.
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
