to spare

1. In addition to what is needed, extra, left over, as in We paid our bills and still had money to spare. This expression uses spare in the sense of “leftover” or “unused,” a usage dating from the late 1500s.

Example Sentences

The 12 passengers booked on the first Gatwick Skybus flight had room to spare on the 180 seat Boeing 737 which took off from Newquay at about 15:40 GMT.

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New Zealand won the first ODI in Christchurch by seven runs and followed up with a five-wicket victory with three balls to spare in the rain-hit second game in Napier on Wednesday.

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Neighbors and authorities harassed her relatives for harboring her; she moved out to spare them further pain.

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Based on the ups and downs of a real-life Neil Diamond tribute act, the movie, directed by Craig Brewer, required charm, realness and vocal firepower to spare.

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She easily catches up to me with what looks like plenty of energy to spare.

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