SPARING in a Sentence
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245 example sentences for SPARING, such as:
1. I did it to spare your trouble.
2. Better spare at brim than at bottom.
3. Bring a towel and some spare clothes.
4. My dear roommate, thank you for sparing my life.
5. Better spare to have of thine own, than ask of other man.
2. Better spare at brim than at bottom.
3. Bring a towel and some spare clothes.
4. My dear roommate, thank you for sparing my life.
5. Better spare to have of thine own, than ask of other man.
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Meanings and Examples of SPARING
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sparing
a. avoiding waste
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 Nor have I been at all sparing of historical whale research, when it has seemed needed.
2 Edge her a little more from the sun, Sagamore," said the stubborn woodsman; "I see the knaves are sparing a man to the rifle.
3 They are a kind of providences that you'll have to be pretty sparing of, Master Sam.
4 Since his sheet-anchor had come home, Mr. Gradgrind had been sparing of speech.
5 She is captive unto those men of Belial, and they will wreak their cruelty upon her, sparing neither for her youth nor her comely favour.
6 I think nobody can justly accuse me of sparing myself upon any occasion, but really I cannot do everything at once.
7 An idea, a flash, crossed Marius' mind; this was the expedient of which he was in search, the solution of that frightful problem which was torturing him, of sparing the assassin and saving the victim.
8 This caused the horrible journey to last three or four days longer; but torture may surely be prolonged with the object of sparing the royal personage a sight of it.
9 There is here a sort of delicacy of the divine justice, hesitating to let loose upon the illustrious usurper the formidable historian, sparing Caesar Tacitus, and according extenuating circumstances to genius.
10 Apparently the host was not a man who believed in sparing the wine, for the toasts drunk were innumerable.
11 Next day, with the sole idea of not sparing himself and not lagging in any way behind them, Pierre went to the Three Hills gate.
12 As I felt bound to assist him in this, and also to mediate between them; with the view of sparing the mother's feelings as much as possible, I wrote to her that night.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 32. THE BEGINNING OF A LONG JOURNEY
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 32. THE BEGINNING OF A LONG JOURNEY
13 He had long been patient, pleading with the sinful soul, giving it time to repent, sparing it yet awhile.
14 In the first case he ought to be sparing, in the second he ought not to neglect any opportunity for liberality.
The Prince By Niccolo Machiavelli
Context Highlight In CHAPTER XVI — CONCERNING LIBERALITY AND MEANNESS
Context Highlight In CHAPTER XVI — CONCERNING LIBERALITY AND MEANNESS
15 The mules could not be spared to go off to war, even if they had been acceptable for the Troop, which they emphatically were not.
Example Sentence: (35 in 3 pages)
1 Her sparing use of make-up only seemed to enhance her classically beautiful features.
2 My dear roommate, thank you for sparing my life.
3 Frugality by Japanese consumers does mean sparing returns for investors.
4 The emperor was spared the onus of signing the surrender papers; instead, he relegated the assignment to his generals.
5 Luckily, I was spared the embarrassment of having to sing in front of everyone.
6 Better spare to have of thine own, than ask of other man.
7 Better spare at brim than at bottom.
8 I did it to spare your trouble.
9 Those that make the best use of their time have none to spare.
10 Do it in a spare moment at the weekend or whenever - it really doesn't matter.
11 He who spends more than he should, shall not have to spare when he would.
12 Spend not where you may save; spare not where you must spend.
13 Bring a towel and some spare clothes.
14 The Liberal candidate romped in with thousands of votes to spare.
15 We asked her to describe what kind of things she did in her spare time.