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Example sentences for "sparing"

Lexicographically close words:
spareness; sparer; spares; spareth; sparge; sparingly; spark; sparke; sparked; sparking
  1. Edward's ministers plainly saw that it left them at the mercy of future parliaments, who would readily learn the wholesome and constitutional principle of sparing the sovereign while they punished his advisers.

  2. He is immediately pursued by one of Yezid's band, a powerful warrior, who, in pursuit, is not sparing of the most violent outbreaks against the persecuted youth.

  3. Rules already approved by the Church, he had returned to his friars at Notre Dame de Prouille, and after conferring with them had adopted that of St. Augustine; Honorius therefore was not sparing of privileges for him.

  4. Naturally, the pope was not sparing of expressions of sympathy, but he also repeated to them the remarks and counsels which they had already heard so often.

  5. Celano carefully omits to mention their names under pretext of sparing their modesty;[16] but by the praises lavished upon Gregory IX.

  6. Be sparing of advice by words, but teach thy lesson by example: For the vanity of man may be wounded, and retort unkindly upon thee.

  7. They are exceedingly fond of guns, sparing no expense for them; and are so skilful in the use of them that they surpass many Christians.

  8. Her father, on his part, was extremely indulgent toward all three of his children, in every case in which he felt that it was right and wise to be so, sparing no reasonable expense to gratify their tastes and wishes.

  9. Indeed, if criticism is to retain the respect of reasonable men, it will have to be more sparing than it has hitherto been with the "later hand"; to introduce it here under the circumstances is nothing short of a blunder.

  10. Any concealment I have been guilty of, has only been with the intention of sparing us both unnecessary worry, in view of the attitude of mind we have been in lately.

  11. There are also many barbarous nations, all of which you should search through, seeking such a charmer, sparing neither money nor toil, as there is nothing on which you can more seasonably spend your money.

  12. After thanking their adorers, who were not sparing of their most respectful demonstrations, Uncle Prudent, Phil Evans, and Frycollin embarked for Auckland.

  13. He received them most graciously, and took them over the convent, sparing no trouble in showing Mr. Barkley everything of interest, and especially the matchless frescoes of il Beato.

  14. So, as I have already told you, it is too late to think of sparing me pain by preventing my meeting him; it would but take away from me all the happiness I can now have--that of seeing him occasionally.

  15. They were obliged to be very sparing of their food, lest when it was gone they should get no more.

  16. He had been promised a force from the garrison of Gibraltar, but upon his asking for the men the Governor refused to obey his instructions, alleging that the position of affairs would not allow of his sparing a single man from the Rock.

  17. By hard work, sparing consumption of luxuries, and a big industrial output, we can soon make the debt charge look smaller and smaller as compared with our aggregate income.

  18. Then strew the fish with cummin, sparing be Of salt, then roast him, and add nothing else Saving some sea-green oil.

  19. He then continues, protesting that since his first error, which was punished more with his shame than with his bondage, he has only touched at general vice, sparing particular persons.

  20. Whilst Elah was dissipating in the house of the captain of his palace, Zimri killed him (in 932), at the same time destroying the entire house of Baasha, and not even sparing its friends.

  21. I know you will not be sparing of it when occasion requires.

  22. As for Miss Helen, she went her quiet way, apparently looking neither to the right nor the left, only she had become still more reserved in her manner, and more sparing of her smiles.

  23. They thought, moreover, they could tell what was the special occasion for this party, as the baroness and Felix had not been sparing of allusions to an event which might possibly take place in a short time!


  24. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "sparing" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    absolution; abstemious; amnesty; ascetic; austere; benevolent; canny; careful; chary; conciliatory; curtailment; dwarfed; economic; economical; economizing; exculpation; excuse; exemption; exiguous; exoneration; forbearing; forehanded; forgiving; frugal; generous; grace; immunity; impoverished; indemnity; jejune; kind; lean; lenient; limited; magnanimous; meager; mean; measured; merciful; miserly; moderate; narrow; niggardly; paltry; pardon; parsimonious; patient; poor; provident; prudent; puny; redemption; remission; reprieve; restrained; retrenchment; saving; scant; scanty; scrawny; scrimping; shrift; skimpy; slender; slight; slim; slowdown; small; sober; spare; sparing; sparse; starvation; stingy; stinted; stinting; straitened; stunted; subsistence; temperate; thin; thrifty; tolerant; slender; slight; slim; slowdown; small; sober; spare; sparing; sparse; starvation; stingy; stinted; stinting; straitened; stunted; subsistence; temperate; thin; thrifty; tolerant; watery