How to Use "Spare" with Example Sentences

spare (v): to make money or time available for someone; to save something or someone from experience pain, injury, or death

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Used with adverbs:

"She hardly spared him any time."
(hardly, barely)

"The tornado mercifully spared our city."
(mercifully)

Used with verbs:

"Can you spare a moment?"
(can, could)

Used with prepositions:

"You need to spare some time for your children."
(for)

"He doesn't know why he was spared from being killed."
(from)

Used with nouns:

"Spare me the details."
(details, pain, embarrassment)

"Can you spare a moment?"
(moment, second, minute)

"The gunman spared his life."
(life)

spare (adj): extra

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Used with nouns:

"You can stay in the spare bedroom."
(bedroom, room)

"Do you have any spare cash?"
(cash, time)

"Do you have a spare moment?"
(moment, minute, copy, key, seat, tire)

"I need to buy some spare parts."
(parts, batteries)