Example sentences for: spare

How can you use “spare” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • In his spare time he wrote naive mystical verse about God's presence in nature: "All space is filled with wondrous things/ Unseen by human eye.

  • Certainly I, for one, was taken in at first by his solemn academic tone and groaned at the prospect of having to write a moralizing corrective--“Even Ober nods,” “Physician, heal thyself”--spare us!

  • You will still find the elegant, spare plates of ­nouvelle cuisine, but there is a new focus on heartier dishes and an acceptance of cuisines of other countries.

  • Wilco, the No Depression -approved band with the strongest fan base, swings between down-home sentimentality and rock aggression: The lyrics to a new song, "Misunderstood," begin with spare piano accompaniment and local color ("You're back in your old neighborhood/ where the cigarettes taste so good") and end with feedback and tantrums ("I'd like to thank you all for nothing at all!"

  • The one street market you shouldn’t miss is Mumbai’s Chor Bazaar, or Thieves’ Market, which is an extravagant flea market where, among other things, you’ll see Indian motorists buying back spare parts stolen from their cars the night before.


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