spare
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She almost dropped the ball into the path of Sveindis Jonsdottir late on too, but rescued it just in time to spare her blushes.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
But because it involved cauterizing lesions, I was put under general anesthesia to spare me the horrors of experiencing it.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
Investors have uneasily adjusted to a new normal, where companies that used to be some of the world’s biggest and most reliable free cash-flow generators now don’t have a lot of cash to spare.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
Instead of competing on tour for the past few weeks, he had spent every spare moment playing the course over and over, until he knew every inch of the grounds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
“He is about six feet high, crooked-legged, stoop shouldered, spare built, and anything but handsome in the face,” the paper said.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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