spare moment

Example Sentences

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And day after day, Stolz spent every spare moment soaking it up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

But once he had a spare moment, Goldstein went back to his stand-up roots with his new HBO special “The Second Best Night of Your Life” that premieres Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025

Before that, Rhaenyra and Alicent behave like sisters – sharing confidences, spending every spare moment together, and behaving toward one another with such closeness that some fans speculate they might have been in love.

From Salon • Sep. 26, 2022

I was 24, relatively new to New York City, working a day job I hated, waiting tables at night, and writing plays in my bedroom during any spare moment.

From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2021

Compressed into the very lowest vacant corner were these words—“I had not a spare moment on Tuesday, as you know, for Miss Woodhouse’s beautiful little friend. Pray make my excuses and adieus to her.”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen