spared

Example Sentences

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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

Even the ancient statues in the capital’s National Museum — those that weren’t stolen — weren’t spared.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

“With no expense spared, this property boasts luxury quality construction, with grand scale and volume throughout, flooded with fresh air and brilliant Southern California sunlight,” the description stated.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

In practice, instances when parents are spared are becoming increasingly rare, said Andrew Lorenzen-Strait, a former ICE official who oversaw implementation of the directive at ICE during the Obama and first Trump administrations.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

They spared fertile females and young lambs in order to safeguard the long-term vitality of the local herd.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari