spare moments

Example Sentences

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I was acutely aware of not habitually browsing the internet in spare moments of waiting.

From Slate • Jan. 1, 2023

Even so, she couldn’t resist returning to her first love in her spare moments.

From Washington Post • Nov. 4, 2022

We spoke to two cleaning and decluttering experts about how you can make spare moments count – and how to maximise longer chunks of time to create the serene home of your dreams.

From The Guardian • Jan. 3, 2020

He dove headlong into politics, allowing himself few spare moments when his thoughts could wander.

From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2019

In spare moments, she still tried to gather caterpillars and record their metamorphoses, continually fascinated by new forms of this cyclical pattern.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman