spare
verb (used with object)
to refrain from harming or destroying; leave uninjured; forbear to punish, hurt, or destroy.
Example Sentences
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But something different, sparer and clever is happening with “Enter Ghost,” thanks to Hammad’s adaptation of a Western play.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 4, 2023
During Hailstork’s piece — structured as a Black American history lesson given by a character named Toil — I felt that some sparer moments were less than ideally balanced in the auditorium.
From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2023
Both Churchill and Zelenskyy inspired with their rhetoric, though Churchill’s words were more grandiose, while the Ukrainian leader’s message is sparer and more direct.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2022
Though its sparer instrumentation deviates from the futuristic electronic synthesis of “Running Up That Hill,” it shares in the song’s openness and wonder, in its enlightened feeling of breaking through.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2022
He turned from his wife's portrait, fearing the thought that her joy on their daughter's return might be sparer than his.
From Evelyn Innes by George (George Augustus) Moore
