| 单词 | spare |
| 例句 | The book that was the reason for their own journey was in the trunk, under the spare tire. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Duuzuu was small enough to fit in the pocket of my coat, with room to spare for a biscuit. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Jam my foot in the crack, with no time to spare. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z After searching all over the house for days, he had found an old school satchel, in a drawer in one of the spare bedrooms. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z And her betrothed looked at her with the cool grey eyes of a Stark and promised to spare the boy who loved her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Oh yes. There’s always a spare, just in case.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “I will spare your life,” he said, “only if you promise that nothing is to be written about this on Sir Patrick’s grave. Nothing about the Queen.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Becky asked around for days, but there were no spare carpenters to be found, no matter how much coin was offered. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “We should go,” I said, to spare him having to say it again. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z If they were willing to accept the fruits of my life, they should at least spare me the burden of their guilt. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z No effort had been spared to make the cabins uncomfortable and ugly. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z And I wet my trousers and I had to put on some spare ones from the spare clothes locker in Mrs. Gascoyne’s room. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z First, I patched it up, then I cut strips of spare canvas to place over the seam. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z But this evening she has enough time to spare between performances to escort them for a while. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Sorry to hear about the trauma of the 3D ultrasound, from which you so kindly tried to spare me the details. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z I may have lived on Abnegation bread and vegetables for most of my life, with nothing to spare, but I was never that desperate. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “Forgive me, but could you spare a few Afghanis?” he breathed. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z "I see truth in his face. We must ride for it, gentlemen. A spare horse there, for the boy. You can ride fast, friend?" The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Everyone else was like me—they barely had energy to spare for themselves, let alone anyone else. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Bill Ferny’s poor old pony was developing an unexpected talent for picking out a path, and for sparing its rider as many jolts as possible. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z His large hand trembling, he pulled off his old robes, which were hanging a foot above his ankles, pulled on the spare ones, and laced up Goyle’s boatlike shoes. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z But there was something in her heart—either decency, or pride, or generosity, or humility, or the determination not to be a cannibal—which spared him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Battery problems. Let’s say you had a battery problem. You couldn’t run. No lights. You’re dead in the water. What would you do about it, Mr. Gillanders? Would you, say, put a spare in?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z His father was a successful dentist, and so his family had been spared the worst effects of the Depression and lived fairly comfortably, teeth being prone to decay regardless of economic trends. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z They have not spared my life to crown me victor but to make my death as slow and public as possible. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “If this begins the ancient prophecy, we don’t have resources to send an army to these Doors of Death and protect the camp. I can’t imagine even sparing seven demigods—” “First things first.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z What little spare time I had in those months I spent with Ellen. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I took the ones their families could spare and the ones with hero-fire in their eyes, not the young fathers and not those who would break hearts with their leaving. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Did Mother not realize what she had been spared? In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Before I sent in my application, I had to practice every spare moment with Professor Christie to fme-tune the Shostakovich concerto and the two Bach suites. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Not a single person had been killed—-he spared everybody indifferently as soon as he had knocked than down—and, by the Chevalier at any rate, not a single word had been spoken. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It contains my clothes and a spare pair of shoes. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Lyddie could have stretched out full length in front of it and her head and toes would have remained on the hearth with room to spare. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Fortunately, the trailer also has a tow hook, so I have a spare. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z If he would shed a bucket of tears for Bandit, perhaps her life would be spared. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z With not a lot of time to spare, Volpe asks me to rush into downtown Lincoln, find a hardware store, and purchase a caster the same size as the one that broke. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I get home with twenty minutes to spare, but my feet feel like toeless blocks of ice. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z We spent all our spare time with one another. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z People will give them a kind word, a bit of food if they can spare it. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I died several times myself in the process, but I finally took him down during the tenth wave, with no extra lives of my own to spare. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Do I hope that Evelyn finds him guilty and executes him, or do I hope that she spares him? Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “Suddenly I heard the voice of a child begging for my life to be spared. But Chief Powhatan refused the requests. He declared, ‘No. The Englishman will die.’ Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “Sorry but...I don’t have one bill to spare.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z She made him meatballs with sauce, liver, soup from spare ribs. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z He's sleeping in the spare room at the moment, 'cause of his back, though Mum told me it's 'cause he tosses and turns so much. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Fortunately, Lopsang—who wasn’t using oxygen himself—was carrying a spare oxygen canister in his pack. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “That’s not true! There was something wrong with him. He looked . . . nervous. He told his monsters to spare me. He wanted to tell me something.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z There were five bathrooms for the five of us living in the residence, plus another ten spare bathrooms to go with them. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Which doesn’t matter because she can’t spare a glance away from her phone. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He would have gone himself, but with the recent disciplinary troubles in the warren he could not take the risk; and Campion could hardly be spared just now. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But these men were struggling to keep their departments functioning and had little spare time to gather information or write reports, even for the leader of the country. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z As with the teahouse at the Java Village, no expense had been spared to give the Street of Cairo a glamour of authenticity. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “I’m wearing this to protest the treatment of homeless people in this country. I’m going to ask for only spare change tonight, instead of candy, and I’m going to give it all to the homeless.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z They have, for the first stages, two men to ride and lead their spare horses—four in all, so as not to excite curiosity. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “I told you not to spare me, Percy. ‘An eye for an eye.’ The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I was probably too old to be trick-or-treating, even if I was asking for spare change for the homeless. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z She thinks he gives in “to all his desires,” sparing “nothing and no one. How Pa must have suffered.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Several members of Washington’s staff, including Hamilton, pleaded that Andre’s life be spared because of his exceptional character. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Fela slowly introduced me to the inner workings of the Archives and I spent what time I could spare skulking about, trying to dig up answers to my thousand questions. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z If it is useful, I may spare your life. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z I get it all rigged with an hour or so to spare, so I figure to cook supper for me and Dad while I’m waiting for the tide. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “So what are you guys eating?” she said, plonking herself down on a spare log and lifting her head to peer into our bowls. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not like Matthias to go off like that. I’ve searched everywhere in my spare moments, but he’s not in the Abbey.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z And they didn’t even read; depressed populations don’t have the time or energy to spare. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z Still, he couldn’t spare even a moment to congratulate himself—time was running short. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z An adult scheme to spare the two of them an upsetting farewell. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z But let her be spared the knowledge that will come in time. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z She knew she would have to keep some case details secret, but she was sure there was scope for a book—if only she could find the spare hours to write it. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z But once he received them, there was no time to spare. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z He and Prokofiev were both mercifully spared the treatment accorded writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn, whose criticisms of Soviet authority in his books and public statements landed him in a Siberian prison camp. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z No one was spared, regardless of the shape of their dreams or the color of their skin. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z When the Japanese arrived and prepared to execute the wounded, Duckworth berated them so roundly that they beat him severely but spared his companions. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z History, government, religion, politics, and current events became his greatest interests, and during the thirty-three-year interval from his first Reykjavik stay to his second he spent most of his spare time reading and amassing knowledge. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z One entire wall was dedicated to archery: wooden bows, arrows, spare strings. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “I think your problem is you have too much spare time.” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Papa was like a Fulani nomad —although he did not have their spare, tall body—as he swung his belt at Mama, Jaja, and me, muttering that the devil would not win. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Since that afternoon I dreaded even the sound of her voice down the house telephone, and by using Robert as mediator between us I was spared this last ordeal. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Aztec survivors were demoralized by the mysterious illness that killed Indians and spared Spaniards, as if advertising the Spaniards’ invincibility. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z During this time, Father lined up extra repair jobs— clocks and things to fix in his spare time—until his table was cluttered. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z They all zip past the saxophonist without a glance or a coin to spare, so I do, too, even though I don’t feel very good about it. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z If they were still here, those bonobos were probably thirsty, and I had a couple of hours to spare to care for them. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z ‘It is all that I have to spare, for there is much else to heed,’ he said to Gandalf. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Intrigued, he began to study the subject in his spare time. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z In exchange for their sparing his life, the demon king Mayasura agreed to build the Pandava brothers the most beautiful palace the world had ever seen. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z In his spare time our father hammers away at the interior of the house. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “I do not know why you should say so. He wishes exceedingly to come; but his uncle and aunt will not spare him.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z “All right, all right. You can’t spare a minute of your wasted life for this woman, can you?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z So why shouldn’t one of the three be spared? A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He had parked it on Fontainebleau, thinking that because the road was a foot or so higher than Vincennes, the truck would be spared. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He needed food, but we had none to spare. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She sits with the second-tier popular kids at lunch, she seems nice, but does she blast indie rock in her spare time? Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z So after dinner we hid our spare key inside the nozzle of the dusty, folded-up fire hose in the stairwell. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Paishon—who had continued to wear Roosevelt’s spare pair of pants—was in charge of them. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z All you have to do is look down at my brother’s fingernails to see what he’s been doing in his spare time. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z It did calm me a bit, having something to do, and Sander was as good as his word, though he got me to the stage with a scant half-minute to spare. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z In the Odyssey when a priest and a poet fall on their knees before Odysseus, praying him to spare their lives, the hero kills the priest without a thought, but saves the poet. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “And did you find a spare aboard, sheriff?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z If the Army Corps of Engineers had had its foolish way, I’d have been swimming back to my car now, and I was grateful at least to be spared that. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z If something goes wrong with the rover's computer en route, I'll have a spare. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Those whom fire has spared are drowned by water; the man rescued from the water is saved only by air tainted with pestilence; and the survivor of war is ruined by wasting sickness.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Old Chao showed them the spare tire, which rode in its own metal case on the rear bumper. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I would have spared you if I could— HARRY: “Love blinds us”? Do you even know what that means? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Bod walked over to the chapel door, lifted the stone beside the porch and pulled out the spare key, left there by a long-dead sexton. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z However, that was a distraction; Lyra was still intent on playing Gobblers, and she inveigled Roger down into the wine cellars, which they entered by means of the Butler’s spare set of keys. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The spare brush was one of many stored in a metal basket. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z George reached a hundred telephone poles with blocks to spare. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z In her spare time she also helped her mother fold union flyers. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Lon hadn’t known what the Book was, but he could feel his path forking before him: Down one path was the life of a street performer, spinning fortunes for spare change. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Each day I woke up expecting to be sick, and it seemed like a miracle when I went to bed that night, spared. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z But Harry wasn’t complaining; any excuse not to be with Aunt Marge was fine by him, so he began to heave the case upstairs into the spare bedroom, taking as long as he could. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Twenty thousand pounds shared equally would be five thousand each, justice—enough and to spare: justice would be done,—mutual happiness secured. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z On my right, Katherine has my spare set of sickles out, and on my left, Red Jack has pulled out a long knife from God knows where. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Despite her demanding job, she visited William daily, for as many hours as she could spare, and she could see that the hospital stay wasn’t helping him. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z She grew up on her mother’s fried pork chops, spare ribs, and meatballs—all cooked with lard—and had become a pizza, hamburger, and french fry enthusiast in the United States. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The horses were led far up the Deep under such guard as could be spared. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z A length of rope from aisle four, right by the machine that made spare keys. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z On the main deck, she plunked herself down among the spare ropes and buckets of tar Horse and Archer had left on deck. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z "Would you have me spare the lives of traitors?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Don’t spare my feelings,” I said with a chuckle. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She was smiling peacefully, as if at the last moment of her life her illness had wished to spare her its familiar torture. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z We got a little lost downtown and made it to the concert hall with only a few minutes to spare. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z "I would have given anything to have their lives spared," he stated. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Many were rightly his, found in his spare time. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Please, my family is very hungry, could you spare some rice? A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “But this last week you have proved me wrong. You haven’t spared yourself, Katherine. Our own daughter couldn’t have done more.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Rasheed took him to the shop, let him crawl around under his crowded workbench, play with old rubber soles and spare scraps of leather. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z When he’d finished the hand, Inej had suggested they speak in one of the private gaming parlors to spare him the embarrassment of being fired in front of his friends, but Rojakke wasn’t having it. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Wang Lung laughed loudly then and he said, “And am I always to look like a hind when we have enough and to spare?” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Tom and I, making plans: what we’d plant in the garden, what we’d hang on the walls, what colour to paint the spare room—already, even then, in my head, the baby’s room. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes when she had a spare penny, she bought broken crackers. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I had two spares stowed in my hideout. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Alternative uses for the spare room, usually, or who I was thinking about while I was lying there alone. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The inside of the van was filthy and we sat on a greasy spare tire, which slid from side to side as the van rumbled its way to Pretoria. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Whether we find her spare computer or not. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Not that she wouldn’t be happy that “the Lord spared my life,” but this isn’t Nana. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “I’ll ask along my mail route, but don’t know many folks with money to spare,” he says. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Both of us were spared, in body at least, by the stone walls of our different imprisonments, and altered in spirit, in ways we’re struggling to understand. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘All the same, we bid you spare the food,’ they said. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “This is his spare period, and I was like, perfect, an opportunity for Jeremy to see the real Janna!” says Tats. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “Thought you could use a spare. I have a lot of these lying around. I journal a lot, or I used to before I took over the Calliope for my parents.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z ‘And I have nothing to bind it with, or comfort it. I would have spared him a whole hand of mine rather. But he’s gone now beyond recall, gone for ever.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z So naming a price — one that spares possible enemies — angers them. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z We return to the library with about a half hour to spare. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z An American prisoner was the only one who was able to pleasure her, so she spared him. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z They cleaned his well, and more than a dozen offered a day’s work in the fields whenever they had time to spare it. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why not ask me to rescue a killer from the noose? To spare a traitor from his shame?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z With barely a minute to spare, the list was finally complete. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I asked Vanessa if she had a spare, and she did. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Besides, I need to get beads and buttons for the sarcophagus, if Abuela can spare some. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “We’re getting new operators in tomorrow—not nearly so clever as you, but promising. If I could put one in your care— let her work as a spare hand on one of your machines.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z At Base Camp he pored over reams of computer printouts detailing logistical minutiae: menus, spare parts, tools, medicines, communications hardware, load-hauling schedules, yak availability. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Maybe all Hannah had meant to do was point out how Tommy, since splitting with Ruth, looked a bit of a spare part. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z We joked about all the commemorative marches and boring speeches we had been spared by leaving this particular weekend. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But he also made what seems to have been a sentimental decision: he spared the life of his lover’s son. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “I really wish my cousins wouldn’t slam their heads together. They don’t have the brain cells to spare.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z He had had a very hard time indeed to persuade the King, but he had spared no pains. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z With some spare change from Ares’s backpack, we took the bus into West Hollywood. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He did not understand why the gods would take four lads as young and strong as his sons, yet spare their weary father. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Trailing behind a group of girls, carrying our spare set of black pajama clothes in our hands, we walk to the river for our first wash. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He lived alone, in a nondescript apartment near his lab in London, and in a spare, white modernist cottage that he had built for himself in Brighton. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Lynn says, “Not all shirts, though. Jeans, underwear, maybe a spare pair of shoes?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I would be spared an afternoon of listening to Sals basketball. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z In her reply, she thanked Andresen for thinking of her but told him she had no time to spare for his puzzle. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He spared a glance for the chained men. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “My aunt and uncle said I could write in my spare time if I wanted to,” I told him. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “Death and desolation shall be the reward of those who dare stand against Cluny. The only ones I will spare are those I might choose to serve me.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Lupita looked around her and saw nothing but a spare tire and some tools. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z While waiting for my teammates to arrive, I picked up a spare shovel and started helping him dig. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Then they prepared the earth for planting, thankful that the lava and ash had fallen on the other side, sparing the property. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, duh—he spends every spare minute chanting away, trying to copy the prayers Rabbi Gold keeps sending him. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Stannis spared him from that end, something else I owe him ... A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Those who were spared death by disease faced death by famine. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z An elderly veteran of the provincial forces in the late war recounted the peremptory cruelties and unmerited debaucheries of his officers in the King’s Army, sparing no cruel details of the lash and noose. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Even if nothing had happened, it was a sneaky thing to do. He knew where the spare key was, and he just got it and let himself in.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He gave us children what help he could, a bit of food when he had some to spare. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They all fit into the canoe with plenty of room to spare. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z But he shot out an arm to the back of the chair and braced himself as his spare arm wrapped around her middle. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He considers packing a spare pair of shoes but decides he can likely borrow some from Widget if need be. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z "We've lost half the morning already. There isn't a moment to spare." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z I go back to the poem I started in Mr. Simmons’s class, when a woman with a burned face makes her way through the crowded aisle, asking everyone to spare some change. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Perhaps his sister wanted to spare them what was possibly only a small grief, for they were really suffering quite enough already. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Rymund the Rhymer sang through all the courses, sparing her the need to talk. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Three brothers, sleeping in one tent, were spared. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z If you have a minute to spare, you can look down through the windows past the tracks and see people walking. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why, Jane? I will spare you the trouble of much talking; I will answer for you—Because I have a wife already, you would reply.—I guess rightly?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z She put the books and the medallion into a canvas bag, then went out into the front hall and took down one of Clara’s spare cloaks. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Of the group who knew they had a few minutes to spare, 63 percent stopped. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In spite of her wish to spare the world, did she wish he were alive again? Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z She was panicked, hysterical, shouting with breath she didn’t have to spare. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z But of their water they were sparing and took only enough to moisten their dry mouths. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “The beast is a temptation to great power. Even if we spare the boy—” “No.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He has a spare room, he tells him. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The mate wound expertly through the stacks of foodstuffs and spare parts until he reached Jules. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Just so happens that I’ve got a spare baloney and mustard sandwich and an apple in the car. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z He lay on his side to spare the welts on his back. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The large noonday meal must be out of the way and the dishes washed before the housekeeper could spare a moment, she said. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z And there was a drought at the time, so there were few to spare. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z And how could it be supposed that his uncle and aunt would spare him again?’ and so forth—I always felt that something would happen in our favour; and so it has, you see. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z He had ordered their leader spared for questioning. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Brushing and shaking off the termites, he held up and inspected what remained of a spare pair of underwear. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z There rested a cardboard container, inside it a spare fuel pump for his car. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z I would spare you the burden of any of it if one piece were not necessary to the story. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He then reached into his back pocket for a spare. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The brothers Joked that he had been given the two ugliest men in the Night's Watch; being blind, he was spared having to look at them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “That girl who let someone throw knives at her to spare a friend, who hit my dad with a belt to protect me—that selfless girl, that’s not you?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “The spare car is in the garage if you need one.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z When I had a thought to spare, it usually went to him, but I was so focused on my lessons that it was hard to let my mind drift to anything else for too long. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “We’ll be staying in the barn. We need water, wine, bread, cheese and anything else you can spare.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Then he said with firmness, “It is all I can spare and I have first my old father to consider, even if I had no children.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Then I draped spare Hab canvas over the frame, making a pit inside the cot, with extra canvas around the edges. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “You have the money to spare, Rollins. And I saved your life.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Millions of people prayed for me, and God spared me. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “We are fortunate that the debils spared our homes and our lives,” she answered. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z In the end I give them a map and spare set of keys. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Most of my spare time I spent reading in my room. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z As a teenager he prowled the flea markets of Mountain View, where electronics hobbyists and tinkerers sold spare parts. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z But really no one was spared from the groundswell of hate. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z "If you are here about those begging brothers, Tyrion, spare me your re-proaches. I won't have them spreading their filthy treasons in the streets. They can preach to each other in the dungeons." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The back sleeping area was equally spare—a few cushions, a lamp, and a closet with a red dress, a white button-down shirt, and a whole fleet of empty hangers. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “At least it stood until the worst was over,” said Kali to me, “and by God’s grace we were all spared.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The six square meters of spare canvas was a convenient one by six meters. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The next room contains a few chairs, spare tattoo needles, ink, pads of paper, and framed artwork. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She used to have an office downtown, but David got kicked out of day care, so now she runs her tax- preparation business from our spare bedroom. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought of his spare glasses lying on the desk; the empty bed; the family photographs smiling in the dark. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It is quite impossible that you should persist in pursuing me like this during the very few moments of spare time I have to myself.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “If you choose, we can spare you the suffering.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Don’t talk, Hannah. Just get into this cloak. Where are your shoes? Here, hold out your foot, quick! Now — ” There was not a moment to spare. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “Besides, there is this: If you love someone, you’d rather suffer the pain alone to spare them. So keep your man out of the house when your time comes.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He was too grief-stricken, and he was trying to spare me. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z In a move that must have provoked Cleopatra, Caesar agreed to spare Arsinoe’s life. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The witnesses were spared his screams, as his manhood had been cut off on the first day, stuffed in his mouth, and sewn in. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “I don’t have any spare change,” Percy called. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z My son, my beautiful son, was a spare. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z "Do you have a spare handkerchief? I'm a receptionist, too. Sometimes I keep them in my desk." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z And then, after handing her my spare set of sickles, we secure our weapons and are off into the night. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z They spare themselves the confrontation, but end up boiling in resentment anyway. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Michael Lindsey had received a life verdict from the jury and was executed instead; Horace Dunkins was intellectually disabled, and the governor had not spared him, either. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Oh, Lucy, how I wish you’d been spared from seeing ...” I nodded, not wanting to think or talk about what I 'd seen. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Across the street, the liquor store is open, a magnet to the wiry man in the sagging tan suit cajoling people for spare change. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Why not, she considers, just slide through the wardrobe and hand the little house to him and find out if he will spare her? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “I told you I don’t have any spare change.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Beckendorf had given him some tools and spare parts, and now Tyson spent every night tinkering, though I wasn’t sure how his huge hands could handle such delicate litde pieces. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z They understood each other, using the sparest words. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “I had to. And I think it did her good. She seems like a changed girl to me. Maybe we haven’t bent the twig enough. We’ve spared the rod. Maybe we were wrong.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Even if they were stronger, I cannot spare them now, not when I’m so weak.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Finally, Cecilia’s face tilting sideways as she leaned down to make out who was at the front door and spare herself the trouble of descending further, improperly dressed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I hold my hand over the sink to spare the floor, but thankfully the blood has already stopped flowing. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z “One: don’t talk while I’m talking. Two: give a small coin, if you have it to spare.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Besides, there will be others and your hands will be full. Look at me, do I have one spare minute to myself?” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “My mum’s going to go spare,” she said. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z God knows ’tis little trying you’d have for you’re well known for having a kind heart and I was wondering if you could spare a couple of sweets for the little boys here. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I felt this was their loss now, too, and I hadn’t been able to spare them that. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He was tall and spare, wearing a long chainmail hauberk and gauntlets of lobstered steel, but he'd lost his helm and blood ran down into his eyes from a gash across his forehead. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z When a sudden storm battered the other boats at the dock, his had been the only one spared. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The women’s room could have held Cousin Eunice’s house in it and had room to spare. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The Garcías were only legal residents, not citizens, but for the police to mistake Mami for a citizen was a compliment too great to spare a child discomfort. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “Or are they a pair of spare heads?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z "If you can spare a few of your swords, I need some men to escort two of Lord Frey's grandsons north to Winterfell," she told him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They were both of them daughters of Ikirok, god of revelry, who had also served as executioner in his spare time. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Mark Antony may have spared no expense, but Cleopatra could not be outdone. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “You might have spared yourself the trouble of delivering that tirade,” answered Georgiana. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Easy question, easy answer: No. The words Voldemort said were “Kill the spare.” Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z He drove downtown in the old Franklin his father had left behind and parked on Washington Street, where he sat on the hood and played his banjo and sang, hoping for spare change. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z You go to a special academy that gives you extra work to suck up every spare minute—especially since it probably takes forever to get there. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z I slid into my seat with twenty seconds to spare. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I keep it and a charging cord hidden in Harold’s trunk next to the spare tire. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Thus, if nicotine sulphate is applied before rather than after the apple blossoms turn pink one of the important predators is spared, probably because it is still in the egg stage. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z But then she reined them in, and spared the whip, so that her maids could follow with Odysseus. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Often Kit and Judith and even Rachel worked side by side with Matthew in the fields until sunset, and there was not a moment to spare. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “I am not allowed to go,” Ash said, hanging her spare dress on a hook behind Gwen’s door. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Charlotte’s reply was spared by the entrance of Jane and Elizabeth. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z You don’t keep spare mobile phones tucked away in gym bags unless you’re hiding something. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z There will be enough excitement and to spare, tomorrow, you need to be fresh and rested.' I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “Will you...will you spare the goblin, too?” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z “But, as you say, the defendant had no spare on board. Is that right?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The barn was a small structure, with room enough for the two animals, some bales of hay, spare parts, and a pitchfork. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “Please, spare a piece of fruit for an old man,” a voice creaked. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z With a millisecond to spare, he’d summoned the winds and avoided becoming a floating patch of demigod grease on the surface of the Adriatic. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Slightly to his right and out ahead about fifteen miles were Anacapa Rocks and Santa Cruz Island, and he wanted to miss them with room to spare. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘But Éomer I cannot spare, nor would he stay,’ said the king; ‘and he is the last of that House.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “No dæmons...Well, that’s very interesting. I wonder if I might suggest a little experiment, if you can spare one of them? I’d like to see whether the Specters are interested in them.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z There all the workers and craftsmen that could be spared were busy. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z As for my father, he would have called in the Devil himself to spare my mother any suffering. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I could spare her that much at least. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She spared him from doing either by bursting unpredictably into tears. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z There were trays with spare ribs, coleslaw, sausage, and, of course, hot dogs since it was a ball game. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know, but my father is anxious to be off. Lose this wind and we’ll be delayed here for days. Hannah might need this. If you can spare the time from your fashionable friends.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Maybe if he searched through every kitchen cabinet, he’d find an unexpected box of something or a can or a five-course dinner tucked away under a spare blanket. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z He told his assistant and ammo bearer to each bring a spare machine gun for him, and as much ammo as they could possibly carry. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z "I've got a van in the lot and some time to spare," he said. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “A miracle. God spared my life and extended to me a great calling. To testify of His power. To show people there’s another way besides the Medical Establishment.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She spared no rod and spoiled no child. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z It took over the grand old church at the Great Library, and no expense was spared. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “When this was first encountered, and I had puzzled over it for all the time I could spare,” Elizebeth wrote, “I decided to make the assumption that it was enciphered code.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z There were neighbors to be apologized to and damages to be compensated for with money that Anthony couldn’t spare. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z She should shut her eyes, she thought, and spare herself the sight of her sister’s shame. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Yeah, that spare change thing is a good idea. I think I might do that, too.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Having spared no expense on the quality of paper and engraving, she barely recovered the costs of the first printing. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z But in a nation where the organized crime that impending Prohibition had spawned had inserted itself into almost every area of American life, even baseball would not be spared. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “I shall ask this Court to spare this boy’s life and I have faith enough in this Court to believe that it will consent.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He followed her, running to catch up, all the while chanting “Nomommynomommynomommy” the way kids plead to be spared the belt. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Touch was the thing, lightness in the finger, the sparing use of water, never spit, the thinness of the rag, and a stingy use of polish. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is the only spare room, so it must be yours,” she told me. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z We would find the spare jugs of gas, the ones kept in the shed for the motorboats. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z He doesn’t know that I’m already asking for the moon by demanding they spare Peeta’s life. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Oh, plenty of people were happy to give me spare change. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z They were hidden in the changing rooms beside the sandy beach, where they’d left their interface rings and a spare set of clothes. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z If you have so much time to spare, I suggest it might be more profitably spent taking some fresh air.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z She motioned for me to follow her down the hall to the tiny spare room where I’d been sleeping. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Shoulders square, rows of medals adorning the left side of his chest, the old man walked in and out of each bedroom, taking life yet sparing honor. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z With the ash so thick inside and out, I had few thoughts to spare for that fool. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z She pulls the top of the dress back, bunching the spare fabric in her fists. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “This is just a little knickknack I made in my spare time. If you don’t want it, just throw it away.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew my mom kept a junk drawer in the dresser in the spare bedroom. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Disgusted with myself, I spare her no more attention than I would a heap of trash. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z "Oh, don't be silly. You were so devastated by the last person who dumped you. I thought I'd spare you the further humiliation. This way you're all settled." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Still, he spared a half hour every evening to read to me from his aeronautical books. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z They’ve filled almost every spare inch of the vessel when the entire group finds themselves on the twelfth floor—part of one last sweep through the lower half of the building. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “Your Honor, I spare you the ghasdy details of these murders. The witnesses have told all. “ Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Because we had backtracked, looking for them, we got to the National Palace with only minutes to spare. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Marco’s flat was once plain and spare but now it is crowded with an assortment of mismatched furniture. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Be assured, sir,” said he, “no pains or exertions on my part shall be spared to discover the villain.” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z I had money to spare for luxuries such as soap and a second shirt to replace the one I’d lost. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I was deciding right then and there to spare all those I love. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was on the point of refusing when a shout from one of the mates spared him the necessity. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But rather than give the testimony that might have spared her life, he fled to Canada after the assassination, where he followed the news of his mother’s trial and execution. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z If Your Grace could spare a few bags o’ gold and gems ... just to give their captains a good taste, as it were ... well, who knows?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I have spared him once already,” Zeus grumbled. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Its beauty lay in its simplicity, the plainness of its curve; even its wooden scabbard was spare and plain. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z With only seconds to spare, Bobby just barely made his fortieth move against Bronstein before his flag fell, which otherwise would have caused him to be forfeited. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “It couldn't be helped. There's only one barge that stops at Tanaburi, and we were on it. We can stop at the temple and still get to our house with plenty of time to spare.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Sohrab spared me a brief squinty smile, then stuck his fingers in the chain-link fence surrounding the bathroom and started to climb. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z All this meant that he put in long hours already, with little time to spare for outside work. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z My left leg was burning as well, but I didn’t spare a thought for it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Donna, all I meant was—” He was spared by a knock on the door—the TV-dish repairman, waiting to be paid. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Matt was filled with gratitude for the old man who had spared him such a terrible fate. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Aziz wanted to spare Agha the humiliation, and so she said, “It’s me. I’m barren. It’s my fault.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Chamberlain explained that he’d been to see General Sykes and had no horse, and the foot was bothering him, and did the lieutenant think they might spare one scrawny leg, or even a neck? The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Her pregame instructions were spare: no cussing, and no tackling from behind. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Once the flat has been replaced with the spare, the two men lift the deflated tire into the trunk and put away the tools. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z We don’t take any more blood than it can spare. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z “With Cersei? More fool you. All my sister requires is my head, and you have a fine sharp sword. Why not end this farce now and spare us both?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Cleopatra spared no expense in providing outstanding hospitality and entertainment. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z I say to the others, not sparing another thought for the dead men. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z That was the secret—don’t have any spare time. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Harry wondered whether it would be possible to eat enough of whatever Xenophilius was cooking to spare his feelings. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “So much spirit. I can see why Luke wanted to spare you. Unfortunately, that won’t be possible.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I thought every spare moment about my speech. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “And I’m perfectly happy to let her bunk in a spare room for the moment.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “Hey, have a drink,” she offered suddenly, seizing the bottle round the neck and looking for spare cups on the floor. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Tears stream out of my eyes as I whisper thanks to the gods that the soldier has blindfolded Pa. He is spared from having to see the executions of many others. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Once this level of training is reached, use of the whistle should be sparing. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I’d whispered at that moment, but once again we were spared. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z She broke into a laugh, like that of a person being driven mad by hunger, and said, “Show me a black man with a penny to spare, and I’ll bring your father back.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z That is why enclosures are cleaned, out of concern for the intestinal health of animals, not to spare the eyes and noses of visitors. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She chose not to point out that they hadn’t been spared the arena at all. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Soon there was great peril of fire behind the wall, and all who could be spared were busy quelling the flames that sprang up in many places. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Skillets, beds, patched up spare inner tubes all hanging and dangling from the ancient cars on the outside and hopeful humanity, herded and hovered on the inside, chugging on to the muck. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z “I suggest you find a student you can tolerate parting with, if you do not already have one to spare.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z But before he could rush out and kill himself, even as he started to do so, his desperate purpose was changed and his life was spared. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The Ptolemies also promoted immigration from elsewhere in the Greek world, offering direct economic rewards as well as the material comforts of a lavish foundation where no expense was spared. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z They knelt side by side with plenty of room to spare. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Still, Mom spares a glance from the kitchen at me and my project. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z And when Mother came into the spare room before I went to sleep I said, “I have to go to Swindon to take my A level.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I figured my mom was going to have enough shocks to deal with, so I should spare her this one if I could. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He started to describe it to me but then stopped, realizing it was better to spare me the extra pain. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z If they were royalty, Theo would be the spare to the heir. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Instead of looking up, Varney perused some papers on his desk as though some imminent life or death decision was upon him and he could not spare a single moment’s intrusion on his time. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A sympathetic orderly talked to me, understanding that I wanted to be spared nothing. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “That poor child, who knows what it was spared!” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Tom Warrups did spare work for Mr. Heron; sometimes he ran messages for him, too. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I found myself opening the drawer in the spare bedroom. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Most of the residents of this lane had nothing to spare, with the exception of three. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z In truth, he had scarcely considered the mudmen at all, beyond eyeing Meera once or twice and wondering if she was still a maiden "You may be right. We will spare them if we can." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z All the others had used their spare batteries. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He would go alone, because he could not spare more of our men for the voyage, and he would return. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll see if Mr. Graves can spare a minute,” he said haughtily. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “Save Julius. Let him be spared. I ask nothing more and will never ask anything more. Take my offering.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The boy from District 1 has several knives, two spare spearheads, a flashlight, a small leather pouch, a first-aid kit, a full bottle of water, and a pack of dried fruit. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z RON: “When spares are spared, when time is turned, when unseen children murder their fathers: Then will the Dark Lord return.” Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Later, those few times they talked about what had happened, she said at least they’d been spared that knowledge. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z From far away, above his head, he heard a high, cold voice say, “Kill the spare. ” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “And you really commanded it to spare you?” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Asha herself was spared the worst of it; she was the king’s prize, after all. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I used the spare key under the dead begonia by the front door to sneak into my house. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Could it be that somewhere beyond there are more valleys like this, other places that have been spared? Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Demand for railcars to carry visitors to the exposition had spared the Pullman Works, but by the end of the fair George Pullman too began cutting wages and workers. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z She always left a loaf of bread on the ground when they departed, and sometimes, if they had them to spare, a bowl of red apples. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z If now and again Shelob caught them to stay her appetite, she was welcome: he could spare them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z "No you don't, Papi, they're private!" his daughters chimed in, crowding around him, wanting to spare each other the embarrassment of having their gushing made public. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Surely their husbands could spare them for one overnight? How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z After a while he would no longer come out from under the veranda, even for the bit of food I could spare him. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z He feels guilty throwing out the food; were it his father in his place, he would have packed the spare rice and tea bags into his suitcase. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Do you not remember how eagerly he urged that no man should be spared on a wildgoose chase northward, when the immediate peril was westward? The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Sometimes he’d spare a look as he dipped one in ketchup. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “I had a spare battery in my shed,” he said evenly. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z About how, since we only had an apartment, he'd spent all his spare time working at the local community garden, and how it had been named after him. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z My face, since it was spared from the flames, presents no more than the usual challenges. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z When he started with “Lay down your arms and we will spare your lives,” we were quite interested. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z My father had a stern manner and did not spare the rod when disciplining his children. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Coulter had no attention to spare for it, because the shadow beside her was trembling with desire, and she had to keep him by her side, under what control she could manage. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “I’m no good for spare parts anymore.You might as well throw me away on this.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z With seconds to spare before classes changed, they climbed the grand marble staircase to the third floor. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Minli, used to the spare harvests of her village, couldn’t help gaping at the tall mounds of food for sale at the Market of Green Abundance. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z With plenty of time to spare before the 9:30 train left Washington, Guiteau paid to have his black boots shined so that he looked his best. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “We heard that there was no officer to spare, with Bugloss under arrest and Charlock dead.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When they went through this ceremony four years ago, the males were allowed to wipe their balls on the pledges’ faces, but this year the girls were spared this. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I scampered into my tent, stabbing myself lightly but hysterically in the thigh as I went, and began a quietly frantic search for spare batteries. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Root had also seen how the gangsters spared no expense on their rumrunning fleets. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z But there wasn’t a lock on the door of the spare room. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I dropped my books on my bed, took my spare jacket from the closet, and went to the window. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z In his spare time, Louie crashed society weddings, worked as a movie extra, and harassed his housemates with practical jokes, replacing their deviled ham with cat food and milk with milk of magnesia. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z “I see they spared no expense to incarcerate us,” I say. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z At any rate, there was no money to spare for Fathers visit back home. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Only on the Road would travellers be found, most often dwarves, hurrying along on business of their own, and with no help and few words to spare for strangers. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She’s some sort of mechanized humanoid, made up of spare computer parts, all the leafy green vegetables that no one ever eats and thesaurus pages. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Lawrence countered that Chicago’s experience with large-scale nuclear research was meager compared with that of the Rad Lab, which had support facilities to spare. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Boys pulled down some trolley wires, stole spare tires from the rear of parked automobiles, and threw stones at the empty police stations. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z This time, however, he was baffled; he knew as well as she that there were no garments to spare in that house. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “She said something about sparing those you love.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “No pains have been spared to make your lives emotionally easy—to preserve you, so far as that is possible, from having emotions at all.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z In his spare time, Houseman enjoyed going to the theatre and hanging out with friends who worked as actors, writers, and artists. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Hermes had enough spare air to refill the ship two more times if needed. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z An ancient drunk in a colorful sombrero moved in slow motion, sucking his toothless maw and holding out a hand for spare change. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “So you think you can spare a few dollars?” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He stands in the middle of the small, spare room in his underwear. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Bo’s on dining room duty, and when he makes the rounds with the cordless vacuum, Bekah is quick to pick up some spare trash from the surrounding tables. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The leopard mother looked up at the brave hunter and begged him to spare the lives of the two cubs. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z I remember it was spare, clean, dimly lit by a pair of kerosene lamps. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z A spare parlour and bedroom I refurnished entirely, with old mahogany and crimson upholstery: I laid canvas on the passage, and carpets on the stairs. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z You will do exactly as you’re told, otherwise Scorpius will die, just like that spare did. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z I knew she wanted to stay and spend the night with Eric but she was sparing Ma. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z What if Commander Jameson took them out to spare me the pain? Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z If they valued a patient’s life as “useful,” they drew a blue minus sign to spare the patient. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “And spare my poor life, even though I did not spare the life of the kitten ...” “And spare my poor life, even though I did not spare the life of the kitten,” I repeated. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He even stuck checks into the slots of those cans designed for people to drop their spare change. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Least of all Neto, the young doctor-poet who just meant to spare his people from the scarring diseases of smallpox and humiliation. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “When spares are spared, when time is turned, when unseen children murder their fathers: Then will the Dark Lord return.” Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Of the other possible candidates, Compton could not be spared from Chicago, and Harold Urey, a chemist, was not qualified to manage a physics lab. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Lord spare you the details more than that. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z She would cry aloud and spare not, and lift up her voice like a trumpet in Zion. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z It’s a feeling I know well, but I’m too exhausted tonight to spare much patience for her. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She finds a spare belt and shows me how to rig it up with a sanitary pad. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z The rover will also need to carry all my food, water, and solar cells, my extra battery, my tools, some spare parts, and Pathfinder. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Her body was beautiful, spare and big boned yet rounded and softHe desired suddenly that she should like him as her husband and then he was ashamed. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “Daddy may have a spare,” I say, and my voice is thin. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Because he needed every brain cell he could spare focused on Mr. Peckleman’s riddle. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The majority opinion was written by Lewis Strauss, who spared no effort to paint Oppenheimer as a weak-minded perjurer whose behavior had materially undermined national security. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “It seems done. There are no spare pieces about, and the interior is down to a gleaming finish.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z I sing in the children’s choir because Big Ma makes sure we motherless girls enjoy all the pitying looks the church can spare, whether we want them or not. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “I hadn’t expected your mama could spare you.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z They had found the scalped body of one of the captives lying by the trail, and they had little hope that in that weather any of the prisoners would have been spared. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “The defendant had no spare battery aboard his boat? He’d gone out fishing without one?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z But now, now that I’ve been spared, my first wish after the war is to become a Dutch citizen. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z We ourselves have been first created and then spared to enjoy the rejoicin’s of this pleasant evening. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He hasn’t released me because he wants to spare me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z One Junior Double-Talker puts his caller on hold to ask the girl in the cubicle next to him, “Jenny, any chance you brought a spare hypnosis radio?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z She believed if you spare the rod, you spoil the child. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Both back tires are flat and we only have one spare,” I say. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Ms. Udell turned her attention to the small woman, who had pulled over a spare chair and settled herself quite comfortably at Ms. Udell’s desk. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Emery always has the best advice, even when it's compacted into five minutes because that's all the spare time she has between classes. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z It was dark and heavy and he tied it back with bookbinder’s twine and spared it very little thought. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Lucia told me where she hides the spare key,” Prosper answered in embarrassment. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z People with autism are obsessed with mechanical objects, but this was a movie that followed very much the spare, actor-focused design of the stage. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Hundreds of people could gather here with room to spare. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z In case of error they can’t be uploaded like the whole Boston curriculum—there are no spares in case one is lost. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z He bought spare ribs, buttered corn, French fries, and a Pepsi-Cola. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z In her spare moments, she found herself thinking about it. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z A beautiful theory will be simple, compact, and spare; it will give a sense of completeness and often an eerie sense of symmetry. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “I wish you could be spared the formality and the publicity of an inquest,” said Colonel Julyan, “but I’m afraid that’s quite impossible.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Ptolemy and his advisers did not want Caesar to get the idea that Egypt had any wealth to spare. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z They spared fertile females and young lambs in order to safeguard the long-term vitality of the local herd. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The way Esme was spared at the food court, the way she was treated—what was it Goddard had said? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I peer through the back windows to make sure there’s only one spare tire, then return to my open door to give the news. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z There was one pair of sandals; he had donned the other spare pair the day before. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z “What would I do with a leather boot in a lifeboat in the middle of the Pacific? Do you think I go for hikes in my spare time?” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “When Jesus said ast and ye shall receive, I don’t think He meant us to pray ‘Lord, spare my child,’ or ‘Make it rain for the crops,’ or ‘Don’t let my bizness fail.’ Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “Perhaps in a bit,” Frankie said, sparing me from having to explain that I had never played pool and would sooner strike my own eye out than hit the ball. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z DELPHI: Yes, it is time to spare the spare once and for all. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z “Seven tons of it wouldn’t have been enough—and we haven’t the hours to spare to get it, even if it were, with the monoxide chewing him away. Don’t you see what it is, Mike?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “We’re feeding you as best we can, as much as we can spare. Apples, onions, neeps, carrots ... there’s a long winter ahead for all of us, and our stores are not inexhaustible.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “You shouldn’t have spared me, Jackson. Mercy has no place in this war.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z "Please," the old man said, stretching out an arm, "your master is having a grand feast. Surely you can spare a small bit for me?" When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “I don’t suppose you could spare me a penny or two out of that?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She certainly couldn’t fund it, and with a restaurant to run and a team of her own to coach, she hardly had time to spare. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Who had any of that to spare?The door flew open. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z We sure appreciate the money you been sending but with her cough getting worse I may need a little something extra to get her to the doctor if you have it to spare. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z He remembered that he had once had the peculiar thought that if he were to be eaten by a beast, he would spare a prayer for it, too. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z On one website, we find a list of supplies every dog walker should own: a spare leash, lots of baggies, and a reusable water bottle and plastic bowl to keep the dogs hydrated. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I had a bag of groceries with me — more milk, more cornflakes, and more bananas, for my inspection of the kitchen earlier in the day had revealed no spare pots, pans, or cooking utensils. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Already Johnny was so useful at his bench he could never be spared for such labor. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m grateful to be spared another exchange about my disobedience in 8, especially since his mask looks so uncomfortable. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The closest thing was the house of the town physician, “Doc” Babcock, who kept a few spare beds to cope with the cuts and bruises suffered by the local loggers. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z For the present, he could not be spared, to his “very great mortification and regret; but still he looked forward with the hope of coming to Randalls at no distant period.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z But no amazement could be spared for a river, no matter how epic. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Dad's Rover 3500 lives in one garage, but Mum usually parks her Datsun Cherry on the drive, so the second garage is spare. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Aureliano Segundo was so enthusiastic over the progress of his daughter that from a traveling salesman he bought a six-volume English encyclopedia with many color prints which Meme read in her spare time. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Odysseus shrank from killing such a man, taught by the gods to sing divinely, and he spared him for further song. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Human involvement can easily explain why the wave of extinction obliterated the terrestrial megafauna of Australia while sparing that of the nearby oceans. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Holly couldn’t spare even a second to return the greeting. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “Hello. It’s daylight. The chupacabras only comes out at night. Besides, if he has goats, he has water. Let’s just hope he can spare some.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He had entered the country by way of Mexico, riding in a wagon drawn by a tobacco-chewing man who had turned out to be, in his spare time, the local judge. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be a great company; for the king was leaving only a small garrison in the Burg, and all who could be spared were riding to the weapontake at Edoras. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “You might have spared yourself a great deal of suffering if you had confessed this sooner.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z ‘Yes, I will — two eyes, as often as I can spare them.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She must have given me a spare one. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I know how her voice will sound with the first word of the day, not as low as it should be and as spare and clean as light. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They also have the same strong jaw, distinct chin, spare upper lip, stick- out ears. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I pet Kingston, and give him a ration of water that I know is not enough but is all I can spare. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Between them, she and Brigid coached several of the new spare hands, all of them wearing far too much clothing in the suffocating heat. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The spare garage is sheltered, even on blowy days like today. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z A shelf along the wall contained a kerosene lantern, spare wicks, matches, and oil. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “I’ll write you a note,” he says, searching for a spare piece of paper in the earthenware bowl on the breakfast bar. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Maybe they were full of spare new shoes—Finn saw that the picture on the side of the nearest shoebox was of the very same sneakers he wore on his feet. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “You went and got your girlfriend, you beat me out of bed, you dragged me out here. So spare me, Luke.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z But with all Wang Lung’s urging Ching to eat and eat well, the man still put no flesh on his bones, remaining always a small, spare, lean man of great gravity. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “I have so little spare time. Maybe when I’m old, I will sit here and study. I’d like that, I think.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The Coral Queen opened for business at eight, so Abbey and I didn’t have a moment to spare. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I now had unexpected spare time, which I used for reading, preparing my speech for the conference, and hiking the wild and beautiful hills above the town. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A long-legged creature with a brown, spare body picks its way across the street ahead of us, almost as tall as the headlights. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “You’re good at this,” Mom says when we finish with five seconds to spare. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Delly’s a bit thinner than I remember, but she was one of the few kids in District 12 with a couple of pounds to spare. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z And more than a few of them gave me candy and spare change. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z It made no sense for El Patron to lavish education on someone who was valued only for his spare parts. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I was a senior, so I was allowed to go off-world during lunch if I wanted to, but I didn’t have that kind of spare dough to blow. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He soon found that there was no such thing as spare change in 1929. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z When I woke the next morning in her spare bedroom, my host, in parka, hat, and gloves, was melting water on her stove. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z You can hear the families talking upstairs and downstairs and down the hall and Bing Crosby is singing on the radio, Brother, can you spare a dime? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Koffi spared him a second’s glance as she continued retreating slowly. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z But maybe this — her new quarters, her new job, the fact that her life had been spared. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The remaining camaradas who weren’t sick were tasked with chopping down some trees to make spare paddles—also at Roosevelt’s insistence. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z “We can spare twenty. But it’s still too long.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z I walked along, giving the nameless boy all the energy I could spare. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z The museum couldn’t spare Morris until after the police had sent help for the sidewalk traffic. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z In spite of my protests, I think they worry I’ll report to someone that they had an orange to spare. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But instead of partying, he was walking his children to the Arab supermarket on Roosevelt Avenue to buy packages of chicken and spare ribs, and hoping to get to use the kitchen. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Mark spared a last glance at the menacing, almost magical items shining inside the box, then took off to catch up with the man. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “Could you spare me some of your cake? I really need some, I have so much company, and I can’t make such delicious stuff as yours,” asked Meg soberly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Our kingdom is suffering through a difficult time, and my father could not be spared.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I started asking around about opportunities in entertainment law, thinking perhaps that it might be interesting and would also spare me the sting of a lower salary. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “I don’t have time to spare,” I tell him. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z “Oh, please spare us!” begs Isabel, unable to find the patience to keep silent. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z People would walk from a great distance to buy spare pumpkins, and later they would tell their friends just how delicious these pumpkins were. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z In their spare time, they drew maps of new bus, subway, and streetcar lines, or read up on historical public transit systems. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He spared a glance at Citra, who noticed the glance, so he tried not to look at her again. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “I have some decades to spare. Do you know how long a year takes when it’s going away?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Several hours later they returned with the small amounts of food their neighbors could spare. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “You may be right,” I said bitterly, “but you do not realise the shame of it. People have not spared us.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yah!” said Wemmick, touching me on the breast with his forefinger; “you’re a deep one, Mr. Pip! Would you like to have a look at Newgate? Have you time to spare?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z When she leaned in to kiss me, I turned away as I always did, so her lips were spared the pain of touching my ugly face. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “Okay, guys, be sparing with the ink, so everyone gets enough. Share. But don’t take too long either, or it might all dry all up.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z They’d been meant to meet on the landing with fifteen minutes to spare before the hour. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The twins were curled up on the double bed on towels spread over a spare sheet. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I follow her down the hall into a spare and spotless kitchen and out the back door. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Prison spared Trina the uncertainty of homelessness but presented new dangers and challenges. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She said nothing, but moving close to Mary Poppins she reached up her spare arm and put it round Mary Poppins s neck and kissed her. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Most of the other students came from well-off Massachusetts families, spared worries over rent or food. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He lived in a spare bedroom with the family of a friend he’d made during his year in college in Virginia. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z But now I am a rather special wireless set, one he enjoys tinkering with in his spare time—one he can secretly tune in to the BBC. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z She has a slender face, pleasingly feline features, spare, straight brows. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I wish I had lied to spare us from all this blushing. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z But she was silent beyond the spare questions and answers she asked and gave, and so Wang Lung stood diffidently on the edge of the circle and listened to the talk. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “Mind your tongue, E’lir. The day I come to you for help with poetry is the day—” “... is the day you have two hours to spare,” I said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The crown spared him for two nights before he returns to England for his own damage control tour. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z "Wrinkle up your face all you like, but spare me this false piety. You were a high lord's get. Don't tell me Lord Eddard Stark of Winterfell never killed a man." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z So now the Lord Faramir had gone forth again, and had taken with him such strength of men as were willing to go or could be spared. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Gendry was only spared because he'd admitted to forging the homed helm himself; smiths, even apprentice smiths, were too valuable to kill. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z For supper they had the same thing along with whatever could be spared from the dining-room. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I need every spare minute I can get. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z She could ask Tommie if they could rent the spare bedroom in their house. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z A spare container of butane gas for safety’s sake weighs seventy- five pounds. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes. You will see it. You won’t be spared. If I have to hold your eyes open with my own hands, you will witness every second of it.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “Our project—which is now your project, too—has required every spare moment, and all our resources have gone toward the research, the investigation, and the tests. Constance, will you pass the juice pitcher, please?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The enemy ship passed with only feet to spare. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z To my surprise, it was a small, spare, wooden house, more like a cabin than a mansion. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z This time it pursued instantly and the two rabbits reached the undergrowth at the bottom of the steep with no more than ten yards to spare. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The Vale cannot spare a thousand swords, nor even one, Uncle, she said. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Very good! Have a care it will not be mine! Never fear, you icicle! I have enough to spare!” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z He was so determined to cast a negative light on Muslims all over the world, not even a fallen American war hero—Humayun Khan—was spared in Trump’s Twitter tirades. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “So spare me your boohooing and your fairytales and just own up to what you did.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I didn’t have pity to spare for long for the zebra. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Had I known at the first what now I know—nay, had I even guess at him—one so precious life had been spared to many of us who did love her. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “It’s a long story and I’ll spare you most of the details, but we were waiting for my sister to make it back from Notre Dame. She’s home now, so we can get going.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z After I finished setting the table, I took one of the spare cards and wrote TAPE. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As I understood, he was asleep for much of the time, and indeed, I found him so on the few occasions I had a spare moment to ascend to that little attic room. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Rooms are being constructed in the cellar, gradually and with a lot of hammering and sawing, in my father’s spare time: a darkroom, a storeroom for jars and jellies and jams. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I'll spare you the details, but let it be said that people who get nauseated easily have no business riding the Tilt-A-Whirl. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z If I was running late, Prim even got in the habit of going to the Meadow to check if the fence was charged, to spare my mother worry. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z In actual time, not over an hour elapsed before I had the spare tire on. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘You realize that, don’t you? Let me spare you. A simple show of faith is all I need. Tell me where the statue is.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Then there would be rupees to spare in the house. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “She insisted that I continue, that I not spare her. She said it was her duty. And I knew, of course, that she was correct. “I couldn’t bring myself to inflict physical pain on her. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z To spare her the embarrassment of undressing before him and to spare himself the pain of seeing her in tht nude, he helped her lie down fully dressed on the operating table. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z So fifteen years later, when I was selected to integrate Central High, Grandmother said, “Now you see, that’s the reason God spared your life. You’re supposed to carry this banner for our people.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, spare me your platitudes, mouse,” Julian replied in a world-weary voice. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “You,” a guy says, an employee in a pair of jeans so baggy I could actually spend the night in them and have spare room to make S’mores, should the audition run long. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z But far worse than this was the fact that she was still in her clothes, for she had firmly refused the offer of Mae’s spare nightgown, with its seeming miles of faded cotton flannel. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “To spare you, probably. The less you know, the less guilty, right?” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z We pray for my grandfather ask God to spare him even though he's a nonbeliever. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Houses, churches, fields of grain, nothing was spared by the Firedrake in its ruinous flight. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z The Latin for “slave” — servus — as rendered in English literally is “the spared one”; slaves being those taken prisoner in battle, who should, therefore, by all the rules of engagement, have been slain. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z ‘Are you hungry, Sméagol? We have very little to share, but we will spare you what we can.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z As it was, the butt sailed over Miss Lee’s head with about an inch to spare. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The farmer was a spare man, with what we think of as a Yankee face and the flat vowels we consider Yankee pronunciation. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z But before he hurled it Poseidon came begging him to spare them and promising to keep them in order. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She leads him along a spare white hallway and down a small flight of open stairs. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z When Gram saw them, they had butterfly wings and hats and tunics made with bits of thread and spare buttons they had managed to pluck from unsuspecting humans who wandered too close to the forest. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z But she did not know the fay were speaking her name, so she was spared the burden of becoming their hero, when in fact she still felt like a murderer. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z "You have spared the lives of those behind us." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I like how dark and cool and spare it is. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z She was a small, spare woman with large dark eyes and skin as brown and dry as leather. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Aru didn’t have any experience with dads, but she was pretty sure giving your kid a glowing Ping-Pong ball to fight demons was like getting pocket fuzz and spare change instead of an allowance. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Had I been able to find part-time jobs to fill my spare time, I probably wouldn’t have continued playing tennis. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a poet who wrote raps in his spare time. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z The doctors would simply find some more spare cartilage and I’d end up with a scar on the left of my chest, just like the one I had on the right. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “I am, my dear brother, so heartbroken by your journey, I would have wished that you'd been spared that, for all in all no harm has come to me, and it wasn't worth troubling you.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z By midmorning, Fletcher said, every spare hand in the county and from all around enlisted in the search. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Have to have nurses anytime Aunt Hettie goes out, and every spare cent we got goes to pay for Grandma’s care. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever Nat and Lem had a spare minute, he taught Lem alone, so that he could catch up with the others. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I nailed a precious spare blanket over the door and kept feeding the fire. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I would have spared myself the trouble—after all, it was for Richard Parker and he would have dispatched it with expert ease—but for the hook that was embedded in its mouth. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He sees spare lengths of rusted rails heaped in piles. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “If God spares Beth, I never will complain again,” whispered Meg earnestly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hardly any villages were spared in this area. But farther along, you’ll see people aplenty. And in the cities . “Is there no one left in them, sir?” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “I could use a spare blanket,” I admitted. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Cool,” muttered Harry, sparing the watch a glance before peering more closely at the map. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “As a matter of fact I do. I was planning on being a writer and an English teacher in my spare time.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The refectory of a Grandmontine abbey is as spare as the monks’ lives. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z But the flip side of being spared was the agony of wondering who hadn’t. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “Any of them would come if I asked, but they’ll be glad to be spared. You needn’t come if you don’t wish.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z But Park didn't have any luck—or status—to spare on that dumb redhead. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Understood the most important thing—that he had indeed been spared. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Mary Surratt spends the night of July 6 in prayer, asking God to spare her life. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The Special Branch of the police now made it their number one mission to capture members of MK, and they would spare no effort to do so. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In principle a Party member had no spare time, and was never alone except in bed. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He wandered around, looking under rocks for a spare key, while Jule huddled under the umbrella. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z And she began to search hurriedly through the parcels she was carrying, to see what she could spare for Maia. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z And I was thankful to them for sparing me. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Pomegranates had so many seeds that they took a good long time to eat, and I had plenty of time to spare. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z If Xan had felt she could spare the magic, she would have transformed right then and there. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Still, Enrique is spared the more severe shakedowns other migrants face. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Liam finished replacing the tire with the spare faster than I thought possible. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “A lot more visits. I even fixed up the spare room where I stored my fishing gear so you would have a place to stay. Sometime, it’s almost like you live here.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I took Mother’s Bible and prayed for God to spare my brother. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “It’s nice that you’ve found a way to make some spare change,” Mom had said. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z He had this big château and all on the Riviera, in Europe, and all he did in his spare time was beat women off with a club. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Not that Trabb’s boy was of a malignant nature, but that he had too much spare vivacity, and that it was in his constitution to want variety and excitement at anybody’s expense. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z He also ran errands for the ward and in his spare time made me a cigarette lighter out of an empty Austrian rifle cartridge. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Frank took the quickest possible shower, put on the clothes Hazel had set out—an olive-green shirt with beige cargo pants, really?—then grabbed his spare bow and quiver and bounded up the attic stairs. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The Independence seemed to have passed over our village, just as the plague did on that long ago night in Egypt, sparing those who had the right symbol marked over their doorsills. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Several others were fidgeting with little pieces of metal and wood from a broken bed, the way Tyson always played with spare parts. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He has a spare upper lip and a full lower lip. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z And since Burger was with him, he was spared from certain death. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z That would have been quite enough to keep him busy in his spare time for a decade or more. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z And a lot of people have volunteered their spare rooms, basements, and attics. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z It is good that I have been sparing in my speech with her. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Normally we hide a spare in a Welly in the garage. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z His father had stirred himself, then, and gone to the House of Hwang and asked if there were a slave to spare. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z She took every single spare button from the basket’s bottom. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Women came to comfort her, and their husbands paid condolence calls and hoped inwardly that she would soon move to another neighborhood and spare them the obligation of continuous sympathy. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, Annabeth had spent every spare moment scouring all sources for any rumors of Percy. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He is spared only by the intervention of a migrant MS from his old neighborhood back home. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “He is the only one I can spare.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The man driving spared them only enough of a glance so he didn’t run them over. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Even though it was clear her life was to be spared, she felt the loss of her new brothers. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The only tribesman spared was the commander of the battalion. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Anyway, removing the cells was simple, and the Hab can spare them. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Nigro gave or loaned him books, and Regina permitted him to purchase a book now and then, whenever she had some spare cash. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Every little mauve detail matches, including the house-shaped shelf that holds spare toilet paper. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “Just a little something I whipped up in my spare time. Wish I could give you more than a few seconds of burn, but at least it got us out of there.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z But the dark-haired woman only shook her head and walked back the way that she had come, sparing but one last glance for the sleeping youth upon the grass. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Not all of these were improper requests; but the others were mainly favors, to be done when I had spare time, which was seldom. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mam finds them wandering the streets and if they ask, Could you spare a few pennies, miss? her heart breaks. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z But she just looks up into the sky, blue and spare, with clouds that look like bones. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z And since they had already witnessed how Big Ma hadn’t spared me from a small taste of what was waiting for us, Vonetta and Fern pulled apart and settled down on both sides of me. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “See if two hands can be spared to carry this baggage.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z But it also provoked a volley of new questions: If Moni’s illness was genetic, then why had his father and sister been spared? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z In his spare time Bloom had organized the ushers, checkers, and refreshment sellers into a more efficient, cohesive structure that greatly increased the theater’s profits and his own salary. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “You can draw it out of your own wallet. Any man with a wife who’ll pay fifteen dollars for an old preacher’s moth-eaten stovepipe hat has four bucks to spare.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z How could she fail to pray that He would have mercy on her son, and spare him the sin-born anguish of his father and his mother. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z He had devoted thirty years’ spare time to his church, and his church had recently rewarded him with a trip to a Methodist music camp in South Carolina. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “I’m getting a spare from the janitor tomorrow,” I said quickly. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The new busboy, Morton, boxed in his spare time; Helen, like Ralph, hoped he wouldn’t pick any fights in the chicken palace. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Kill me at once, for I shall only fight you again if you spare my life.' The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z So I could be spared any discomfort or an ab-normal upbringing. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “Thanks for your concern, but I’ve got a little time to spare.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z “If you have any spare time I could always use an extra hand around here,” he offered. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Fortunately my quiver has caught in the crook of my elbow, sparing both itself and my shoulder, and my bow is locked in my grasp. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Out of consideration for everyone who had tried to spare her this additional suffering, she said nothing that would indicate she knew about the hair-raising affair of the lost head. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I had to sit out of gym, because I didn’t have my gym shorts and I didn’t have a spare set in my locker. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “I can spare Levant to help you out for a couple of hours, tops. ” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Please, could you spare a morsel of bread? Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “This is the only weapon I can spare,” he cried. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z They cannot have the spare energy for military adventures. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “This is actually how you spend your spare time?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Coraline went to the freezer and took out the spare loaf of frozen bread in the bottom compartment. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z My hands are already stiff from cold, so I take Rue's spare pair of socks, cut holes for my fingers and thumbs, and pull them on. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “I hope that at least is spared me,” she says. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Had I protested that I would like Dolores to go along, we might have been spared a display of violence and near tragedy. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Once we found the breach, we'd seal it with the spare canvas and resin. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s bigger than my quarters, though just as spare. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He’s already gone to the spare bedroom next to the TV room and shut the door. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z This new information led the prosecutor to drop the charges, sparing Ms. Lee a capital trial and, potentially, the death penalty. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Later, he tinkered with wires, switches, and radios in his spare time. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z But I kept praying he’d spare me from an oral preview. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z But for now, she wanted to spare the child even a moment of further anguish. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In a message sent under a flag of truce, Washington told British General Henry Clinton, in New York, that he would spare André’s life if Clinton turned over Arnold. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z "We have no men to spare to guard you," his brother had explained. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Hugo and I read the notices on the board for secondhand Legos, kittens needing homes, good-as-new washing machines for £10 OBO, and ads promising you hundreds of extra pounds in your spare time. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I couldn’t spare time to plan where I was going, and wound up in a stream up to my knees, pitching forward into the muck. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z One of my mother’s friends tells her that art is something you can always do at home, in your spare time. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It took her another half an hour to find her mother’s spare keys to the Winslow house in the catchall drawer in the kitchen. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She did not cry or bid for pity—and he knew she was sparing him these things. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you ask James? I’m sure he can spare one of his dozen computers for your games.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She slipped in, found the rack of spares, grabbed two bungee jackets, and was out in less than a minute. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The spare room is shadowy even with the sunlight filtering through the small windows. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z One straightforward means of going about this is simply to read a few pages of a well- written book during odd spare moments one may have. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z "How much do you reckon we can spare?" The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z The expected use of the rover is to start with full EVA suits and come back with air to spare. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I put aside books and notebooks and nearly all my spare clothes, and tried lots of different combinations, but every time I finished I would turn to find something large and important left over. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The flap of the rucksack was quite long and could easily spare a patch of the right size. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I lost a button and couldn’t spare a shim to buy a matching one. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She mocked—it was what she did—and her mocking spared no one, least of all herself. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I longed to be his; I panted to return: it was not too late; I could yet spare him the bitter pang of bereavement. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Every spare minute is filled with bar mitzvah stuff. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “Uh...look, I don’t know about endless. But maybe I could spare a few gallons.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Lady—hey, lady. Can you spare a little? Just a piece of bread?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Thank you, we can’t spare any more time. Good day, young lady. I’ll tell my wife I saw you safely here.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z I can see her now, in the spare room upstairs, music blaring, window open, a brush in her hand, an enormous canvas leaning against the wall. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Passersby do not look at him, not even a glance is spared despite his height and his pristine grey suit and top hat. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z All of it would hardly satisfy a rogue, and he could not spare any of it. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z As days, weeks, and months went by, what had at first appeared to be spared also began to show signs of destruction. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But Courtney felt it proper to spare everyone else her pain. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z ‘And was it Saruman that ordered you to guard his damaged doors, and watch for the arrival of guests, when your attention could be spared from plate and bottle?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “He cried when he saw how Gawaine was spared. It made him remember things, and be became so wretched that he was ill.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He tossed a spare pebble over his shoulder to skitter across the paving stones. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The Dauntless decided to spare him until the next stage. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z An unmarked helicopter was waiting on the embassy grounds to airlift us out, and there wasn’t a minute to spare. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “Ma’am,” he said, “Mr. Weidenbach would be pleased if you could spare him a moment of your time at your earliest convenience.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “Well, and I suppose that means you do not want to work on the land and I shall not have a son on my own land, and I with sons and to spare.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z If the Storm God spared them, by now they could be in the Gulf of Grief Three hundred ships, perhaps as many as five hundred. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In spare moments, she still tried to gather caterpillars and record their metamorphoses, continually fascinated by new forms of this cyclical pattern. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Then we drilled more whenever they figured we had spare time. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I must admit I was glad to be spared that particular humiliation. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Rather than go back and down the three wooden steps again, Helene decided to spare herself some embarrassment and walk on through to the colored car. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He did look well, spare and upright, unlike many of his peers who looked like pregnant men. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Maybe he has some spare stuff in his locker at the gym. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Here a limited gene pool may have spared Indians great suffering. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Can you young brothers spare some change? I need to make a phone call,” he stuttered. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z But once she understood there was no turning back, our mother went to laying out in the spare bedroom all the worldly things she thought we’d need in the Congo just to scrape by. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Fortunately, the corridors were wide, and they were spared bumping into things. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z When she said no, Kimberly offered her the use of their spare car. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The roommates kept a stewpot simmering perpetually on the stove, tossing in a scrounged vegetable when they had it or a scrap of meat when flush, and squabbling over spare potatoes. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “If we’re lucky this fellow had the good sense to buy a spare crossbow. ...” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z At work and in his spare time he paid close attention to the weather, to developing storms. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z If you spared the monkey, someone was going to die, and if you didn’t, someone would also die. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I spared the Master Namer half a glance then looked back toward the shattered lute in my hands. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Grandpa Peale couldn’t spare the boys on the farm for any schoolwork. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Then Big Ma gave a look to Pa. The same “mark my words” look that she gave when he spared me from the whipping rod. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Tying them in place took her some minutes more, and once she’d secured herself, she chose what looked like the most promising branch, coiled her spare rope again, and set off. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I turned to distract Mattie, to spare him the further pain of having witnesses to his tears. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z And she’s always there, so most of the time I feel like a spare part. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Leaving Ron and Lavender locked in a kind of vertical wrestling match, Harry led Hermione over to the spare table. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Well. Let me put it plainly. I cannot spare you.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Achilles had spared Priam, but Achilles’ son struck him down before the eyes of his wife and daughters. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She hands Sunny and me brown-bag lunches, pats our cheeks gently for luck, and the three of us head out with plenty of time to spare. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z So to spare my mother’s having to make conversation and to keep myself from missing the bus, I took the receiver from her without being called. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “What’s the point in having a heart if you don’t use it to spare others from the harsh judgments of your mind?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Dragon laughed and Minli clutched his neck with her spare arm as he rose into the air. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z By the grace of God and cement our family has been spared that frustration. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The one whom he had not been able to protect, to spare, to cover from the round moon glow of the flashlight. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z I closed my eyes to spare us both the embarrassment, then opened them again, terrified of the darkness. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I went out the front door, locked it, and put the spare key to the deadbolt in my pocket. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z At least we will be spared that duty. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She wishes to spare you pain, and you should let her. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z “Anyway, they don’t really care if she’s alive or dead. If I sell her for spare parts to the Harvesters, it’s all the same to them.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z All her spare time for days, she was braiding straws. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z No expense was spared for a Son of the Six. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z In one respect she had been spared an injury for many years. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Taking a spare blanket from the foot of the bed, she wraps it around all three of us, enveloping me in her warmth and Buttercup’s furry heat as well. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I had not spared a thought for Rhode Island for months. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I rushed at Tamika again, wanting to spare her the misery of Dad’s cuisine. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The warehouse keeper, busy counting out some spare engine parts to a requisitioning sergeant of the Guard, looked up briefly from his clipboard. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “The only way is by horse and carriage,” said Addison, “which takes several days ... and causes considerable chafing, in my experience. I’m afraid you don’t have that much time to spare.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “Come down, and we will spare the others—your friends, your poor old granny. We only want you!” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The tree trunks were painted with quicklime, but the ants continued to climb, sparing neither pears, oranges, nor apples. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Wylan flipped his curls from his forehead and spared him a quick glance. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Vivi holds up her silvery gray dress, with its tattered edges, sparing a smile for me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Jess tried to get her to confess who her type was, but I interrupted with a question about dresses after a bit, to spare her. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Well, this ball had bounced in eight inches of muddy water, and the spare tire, under the cab, had been let down into the mud. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z One was Brand, a short, black, morose bachelor; the other was Cooke, a tall, yellow, spectacled fellow who spent his spare time keeping track of world events through the Chicago Daily Tribune. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z If only I had as much spare time as you evidently do, then I would happily reciprocate by wandering about this house reminding you of tasks you have perfectly well in hand.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “Yes. Live here with my dad. There’s a spare bedroom. You would do three nights a week. You’d need to clean him up in the morning.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Luma understood she was dealing with a group of boys with little self-esteem to spare. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z With Alice and I in the house, she knew she could be spared. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Mom poked her head out the door, sparing us. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The probationers worked their shifts in the wards, studied three hours a day in their spare time, and slept. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She has a cardboard cup by her ankles for spare change. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Plenty of time to spare before he had to be at the main library for his big announcement. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z They are wrapped in spare bits of silk and satin, white for her and black for him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z This rumor was soon replaced by letters brought by people whose lives the rebels had spared during their massacre in Sumbuya. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Maybe he could read the stuff in his spare time. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I caught the boy behind the clerk sparing a quick look at Ruth and me. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z His crews spared the landing strip and the mess halls so that they could land safely when their work was done and enjoy a hot snack before retiring. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He done spared me to see de day. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z There was spare bedding; he only had to ask the chambermaids for it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Yeah, Dad, the Marine Corps spares no expense on those I.D. photographs. It must cost them at least a nickel for every million dependents they take pictures of,” Ben said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Please, God, spare him. He is so young. He’s seen so little of life. Please...take me instead.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I can walk at least twenty minutes in one direction and make it back with plenty of time to spare. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s get you both to your Monitor. “We don’t have the jump seats to spare—we need to get you in stasis.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Matthew was getting very serious with his girlfriend, and spent every spare moment at her house. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z “So the D-6 in use on the deceased’s boat could have— hypothetically, since it was identical—made a perfect spare for the defendant’s batteries?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z It was the growing season, May or June, and they had food to spare. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know. But you can spare me a minute, can’t you?” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z They spared themselves trouble by going instead to the sugar mill, where in the past year they had discovered their own wonder. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Its style was lively and direct; he presented the fever in all its hideousness and did not spare any details. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z In the hut, Chou folds our spare set of black pajama shirts and pants, now faded and tattered, and puts them in Kim’s backpack. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Praise God. We could not spare General Hood.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z If they’d left more space between the old cabins and the new cabins it would have spared a lot of grief over the years. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z There on the wide flats beside the noisy river were marshalled in many companies well nigh five and fifty hundreds of Riders fully armed, and many hundreds of other men with spare horses lightly burdened. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z There are axles lying about, and hubcaps, and a few spare tires. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He stretched out a hand to the twins on either side of him; at least she was spared touching him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Why don’t I buy both and if you’ll share them with me, we can decide which is better. Can you spare an hour? Or do you have to run back to your writing?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “It only takes a dime and you can win a dollar. Then you can buy Pearl Ann a bag of popcorn and a lemonade with change to spare.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He wasn’t an average kid who’d decided to take up basketball in his spare time. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Some of the men in the Second Raider Regiment of our Third Marine Division even made a tall wooden sign out of spare planks salvaged from packing crates. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z But I find it's an effort to finish the spare meal before me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “You will be spared this sort of despair.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I got some spare blankets out of the hall closet and bedded down on the living-room couch for the night. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Once I had the suit off, I placed it inside the cleaning unit and laid my clean spare suit out on the floor. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “Good. And I sneaked these spare robes out of the laundry,” Her-mione said, holding up a small sack. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “Can you spare two dishes and a good sharp knife? We’ll get these cleaned and ready for frying.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Beans, instead of being relieved that his arm was spared, said, “Let’s find him,” and trotted off after his own Treatment. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “Not five minutes to spare even for your friends Miss Fairfax and Miss Bates? How unlucky! Miss Bates’s powerful, argumentative mind might have strengthened yours.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z He had thrown away nearly all his spare clothes and, it appeared, a good deal of the food. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Roosevelt put on his spare pair of boots and handed his old ones over to his son, who gladly accepted them. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z “Now, then,” said Professor Lupin, beckoning the class toward the end of the room, where there was nothing but an old wardrobe where the teachers kept their spare robes. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z On the long drive back to Fentress, my grandfather and I had energy to spare. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “I yield, Your Grace. Do as you wish with me. I ask only that you spare my men.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He’s certain that this is the father, the way he looks out to the fallen nest, and the way he cares for the baby that was spared. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Women especially. That must have been the case with your wife. She had courage for every other thing but that. She could not face pain. Well, she was spared that at any rate.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z This morning the cook had refused to spare her enough water even for a decent bath. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sure one of the girls has a spare formal that will do just fine for Mary Anne.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Actually,” Kote said as he settled the bar of iron comfortably against his shoulder, “There is one other thing. Do you have a spare apron and set of forge gloves?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I shook all the water from her insides, dried her off, then put her in my suitcase to spare Fern from seeing her doll baby grayish and ashy. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Another thing that hasn't changed about this house: the spare key on top of the doorframe, slightly rusty, cold in my hand. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z All the tools and spare timber were gathered up and the roadway was swept. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “We have a spare room. You can have your own bathroom.” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Dad’s snare drum from the house, Henry’s guitar from his car, Adam’s spare guitar from my room. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I told him I could not spare that much time and we decided to try accelerated treatments, with constant blood tests to see how my system tolerated the medication. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew that he consumed volumes of political philosophy as if it were beach reading, that he spent all his spare change on books. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I used every spare moment to train or recover from training. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The woman is back in a minute to say Mr. Heggarty has a little time to spare and would you come this way. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z There’s not even a spare room to cry in. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z "Doubtless you have the right of it, my lord. It is most considerate of you to . . . spare her this . . . burden." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They passed the joint around quickly, taking loud hits from it, and when it got to me, Charlie spared me by taking it from the person who was passing it. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z The Shabbat day grew shorter and shorter, my schoolwork seemed endless, and student politics took up every moment of my spare time. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I went to my closet and grabbed one of my spare bows. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, he told Rowan to bring a spare sword. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z "Back to the walls. If the gods should spare us, I shall remember every man of you." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Well, I better go see how much rubbing alcohol the apothecary can spare.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z During these marches I got a sense of the landscape, which was very beautiful, with dense forests and spare highlands. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, I saw the damp lying on the bare hedges and spare grass, like a coarser sort of spiders’ webs; hanging itself from twig to twig and blade to blade. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z He made the sign of the cross and thanked Christ for what Bri had been spared. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z The Ida B. Wells Club served as a model for the organization of the city’s black women who had time to spare. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In the beginning I knew no Kikongo beyond the practical words she taught me, so I was spared knowing how she cursed our mortal souls as evenhandedly as she nourished our bodies. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, all of these people had grit to spare. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Although my father was raised in the church, he wouldn't have prayed for God to spare him. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I step out of the way with time to spare. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Doña Lola’s house, nestled at the side of the mountain, had been spared, but the adjoining kitchen had disappeared, except for the three stones of her fogón. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Alas, one of the pros backstage has taken pity and slipped Bucci a spare part, so my moment as a hero is brief. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Two days were robbed from her life; two days she didn’t have to spare. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z A small, spare man with an aquiline nose and sparse hair, he was lit by an inner fire that gave no respite. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And I say, “It was fine,” that I am leaving out the details to spare her from hearing how the village is raising her child. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z ‘We ran off with nothing but a couple of spare packets of Iembas, and left everything else behind.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z We hadn’t the coins to spare for such things. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “King Bull Sparra spare mouse. How you like him for pet, my niece? Mouse, you obey my sister and her eggchick, funny, ha?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z With no spare oars, they were forced to stop, chop down a tree, and make new ones. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Those who fought battles comfortably within their homes or newspaper offices had more than enough mud to spare. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Luther mailed what little money he could spare to Mother Harrison to buy a grave marker. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He hasn’t said anything else to Alex about his rant from last month, but he has started wearing headphones to spare Alex his musical choices. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Alex yells, waving him over, and Henry spares a second to look panicked before he’s tipping his chin up and buttoning his suit jacket and stepping out onto the stage. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The Soviets spared no energy in maneuvering for every advantage they could. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He swears the only reason God spared his life twice is so that he could spread the word about the illness, as if nobody knew what it was. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Then she skinned the lemon for me, whether to spare my wound its acid or to stop me from bleeding on any more fruit, I wasn’t sure. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z With no money to spare, they planned for a quiet, private weekday wedding and a modest honeymoon, and then Pollard would begin his long journey back to the saddle. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Plenty of time to spare before he had to be at the main library for his big announcement. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z But Wang Lung never thought to say, “Well, and why do you not with the silver I have to spare, hire a servant or buy a slave?” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “The other men”—he pointed to the older soldiers— “will carry spare boxes of ammunition, so do not overload yourselves. Now relax, we will be on our way in a few minutes.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z His speech is as spare as his home. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z I stuffed my spare clothes back in, shaking each piece first in case of snakes or centipedes, and slung the bag over my shoulder. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z If he could have had a fragment of mesarthium to experiment on in his laboratory, he would have been spared these late-night outings, this risk of discovery. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Inside, they walked through an immaculate hallway until they arrived at a spare cinderblock office. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The spare doesn't actually pull C02 apart and recapture the oxygen. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Too bad, because I got a spare tarp for you. A nice, big one.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Your Honor, I ask in the name of all we are and believe, that you spare this boy’s life! Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z "No doubt Ned wished to spare you. His sweet young bride, if not quite a maiden. Well, you wanted truth. Ask me. We made a bargain, I can deny you nothing. Ask." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But Kaede could not spare more than a glance for them, for the Queen was on the verge of death. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z It is sleek, spare, and what he calls “fluid,” nothing to disrupt the line, meaning none of my cluttered look. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Later we found out that Don Bernardo’s old Plymouth had a flat near the Constanza turnoff, and when Blanco went to change it, there was no jack or spare in the trunk. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, in my soggy compost-covered jeans, I legged it over the crossroads and qualified for Spooks with not two minutes to spare but two chimes. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “Sorry, I don’t believe I have enough to spare,” he replied, his arms holding me recklessly close. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Still, we didn’t know what the symbol was, or how we were spared. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can get a spare for free from the janitor, but it won’t have the school crest. And don’t expect it to fit. Or have been washed.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Lawrence did not spare his own staff: among the first scientists he summoned to MIT were Edwin McMillan, who was then deeply involved in the search for element 93, and Luis Alvarez. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “If you’ve got a spare hour or two sometime, I’ll give you the technical gobbledygook to explain it. All I care about is that it works. I'd die without someone to talk to.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z And there she is, so small she can fit underneath Stella with room to spare. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Some people panicked and beat on the door, yelling for the Nazis to let us out, to have mercy, to spare us. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Maybe the vicar was an astronomer in his spare time. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The new spur enabled Garfield's train to move up to the cottage's porch, sparing him a wagon ride over rough roads. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z We already know it would spare her some heartache. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z It’s cloudy now, like even the sun is trying to spare you the embarrassment of being seen walking hand in hand with the object of your unrequited affection like some lovesick puppy. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z She frames my face with her hands, talking about, “Thank the Lord. He spared your life. Hallelujah!” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I had plenty of room for all my stuff the Minotaur’s horn, one set of spare clothes, and a toiletry bag. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Winnie had killed a wasp once, in fear and anger, just in time to spare herself a stinging. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z They told Rasheed later that if the winds had blown east instead of west, his shop, which was at the corner of the block, might have been spared. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Or I thought of my family, of how they were spared this terrible agony. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z After seven empty villages, they had all come to dread finding Craster's as dead and desolate as the rest, but it seemed they would be spared that. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I did all the hoeing myself, to spare his afflicted hands. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Fortunately, Kraków was spared the destructive bombardments that targeted Warsaw and other cities; even without the threat of bombs, there was terror on the streets. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z I know he’s trying to make me smile, but I ain’t got one to spare. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The zebra’s mane was matted with chewing gum, like somebody had been spitting on it in their spare time. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I got flesh to spare,” Grandma said mildly. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The dormouse explained in a shaky voice: “My family, sir. My mother, father, brothers, sisters, and my wife and two little ones. Oh please, sir, spare them, I beg you!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Maybe Jess is upstairs in the spare room, painting, or maybe they’re in the shower together, her hands pressed against the tiles, his hands on her hips. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z A natural-born engineer, Rob loved infrastructure, electronics, and gadgets of all kinds; he spent his spare time endlessly tinkering with the solar electrical system or reading back issues of Popular Science. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve been your best friend for years. Of course I know where your parents hide the spare key.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Paris was declared an “open city”—spared from bombs and ruin, but fully accessible to Nazi troops. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “I wonder if you could spare me a little of your time,” he inquired politely, “and help with a few small jobs?” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z If anything goes wrong with it, there's a short-term spare I can use. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z None of the elders had been spared, none of the children. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z All I could do was pray that somehow my dearest brother had been spared or had found a way to escape. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z As it happened, Lawrence would meet Swann’s ten-year timeline with room to spare, bringing home the Nobel Prize only eight years later. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He’d educated himself in his spare time, had saved his money with the earnestness of a Horatio Alger, started his own newspaper, gone to war, come home, pressed on, moved forward. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Especially after Papa asked could I spare an old cap so Hosie wouldn’t look so funny. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “Thank you for sparing me that discomfort,” Van Eck said disdainfully. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Oh, spare me the drama. You always have to have the last word, don’t you?” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z No expense had been spared by the Afghan community to construct the majestic building. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Her stepmother had spared no expense for her eldest daughter that year; there was a different gown for each night, and each one was more magnificent than the one before. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z And we pledge ourselves to strive together, sparing nothing of our strength and courage, until the democratic changes here set out have been won. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Frantically I turned all of my spare money into food and ate. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Just as a German rifle butt had been about to crush Louie’s head, the German army’s commander in chief had halted the attack, and Louie had talked the general into sparing his life. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z “You must tell her,” he said, “that she must get her speed up. I can’t keep her on, even as a spare hand, unless she can maintain a proper pace.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The face itself had been spared: it was uniformly brown, the brown skin so smooth that it looked as if it'd been ironed with a hot iron. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I hauled it all the way to the Pathfinder site and back, just in case I needed a spare. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She rolled over the block of sugar maple, a castoff from someone’s construction project, and it became her perch whenever she had a spare moment. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z At exactly three feet in height, Holly was only a centimeter below the fairy average, but even one centimeter can make an awful lot of difference when you don’t have many to spare. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z And every spare minute he spent there he wanted to be engaged in chess, hopefully playing with the highest-rated masters in the country. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Will he spare a life here today if the food is to his taste, Citra wondered? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z It was the middle of the morning before he had a moment to spare for the depleted charcoal bin. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Hermione spared him one look of disdain before turning back to Harry. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z ‘No enemy has yet taken the Hornburg. Depart, or not one of you will be spared. Not one will be left alive to take back tidings to the North. You do not know your peril.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z And a lot of people do, out of relief that their children have been spared for another year. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z General Sherman had probably ridden by here and decided to spare it on the basis of its name, because I’m sure it hadn’t been on looks. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z We couldn't spare the time now, my aunt said, to find all the little pieces in the dark. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “Run now. Leave this forest forever, and I shall spare your life.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “You know it’s true! Don't try to spare my feelings. Besides, we have a wonderful child. I can still raise Luke if I’m the Oracle, right?” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He was however spared the ordeal for the present. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z What they feared even more, Celia realized later, was that passion might spare them entirely, that they’d die conventionally, smug and purposeless, having never savored its blackness. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “You broke it, Stef. Your brain blocks the nerve signals to spare you the pain.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Even the seijeant did not spare them more than a quick glance. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I half expect him to start praying, but thankfully I am spared that blasphemy. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Malvonne didn’t have a dollar to spare for Lila Spencer's entrance fee, but she did worry that if the girl did not get to be a lawyer she would end up with an apron job. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The reason behind its spared life was revealed shortly. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I grab three scarves, spare black pajama clothes, and three light blankets. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She stepped on the brake, leaned out the window, and called to the spare figure in the distance: “But we only cut respectable capers, don’t we, Uncle Jack?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Mostly I remember the way he looked at me when my father asked him to spare me. Like he knew.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z And so each morning he spares her life in order to hear the end of the story. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Her own bed was king-size, and a platform, so that wouldn’t do her any good, but in the spare bedroom, there was a smaller bed. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He was a compact man of fifty years, spare and hard, with grey in his black hair and eyes like chips of onyx. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She hadn’t asked for a spare hand— hadn’t wanted one—and now he was trying to shove the responsibility off on her. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “I wanted to give you the spare copies of the circus plans. They are around here somewhere.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Unless Nehemia was here to start something bigger—unless she didn’t want to make sure the king spared Eyllwe at all. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z "We have no food to feed her, nor can we spare a man to watch her." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I knew I hadn’t got a spare one in my pocket, but a broken nib was never accepted as an excuse for not finishing Prep. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, that’s my official job, yes. But I don’t define myself by my corporate identity. In my spare time, I run this!” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Blanca was prone to colds and slept winter and summer in woolen shifts she knit herself in her spare time. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Liam knelt beside Zu, who was holding on to the spare tire with everything she had, and went to work cranking the van up on the jack and off the demolished back right tire. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She never forgot her irrational rage at the other two younger children who had for some reason been spared. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Made one of these for ninth grade science. And Shanti makes them for fun in her spare time.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z And so, though we lived under the same roof until after Mama died, to spare her another sadness, we had already started on our separate lives. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The rooms seemed neat and spare, but not cold with tidiness. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z “But behind that row, there are so many spare teeth, ready to advance forward when one of the front teeth pops out. It’s a continuous process.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The mask not only spared the bandits the sight of their foster son’s face, it also kept them sensible of his whereabouts; under the circumstances, he reeked of opium. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z "Or however many your guild can spare, without in-terfering with production. It's empty pots I'm asking for, understand. Have them sent round to the captains on each of the city gates." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z That act, in turn, gave her son, John Ford, the privilege of a skin color that spared him a life of slavery. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Compressed into the very lowest vacant corner were these words—“I had not a spare moment on Tuesday, as you know, for Miss Woodhouse’s beautiful little friend. Pray make my excuses and adieus to her.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z When the sound had stopped, I knew it was safe, and I made my way, sparing my right foot, back to the cave. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Katie’s trombone was getting repaired, and the only other spare trombone was so banged up, you couldn’t even push the slide past fourth position. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z I access Michael to find out where the spare key is kept, but by the time I’ve found it, the door has opened and Michael’s father is there. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z But then, having created that sneakandle and her own radio from spare parts, I’d have thought she was a mastermind inventor already. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z There was a red rotary phone in the spare bedroom. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “Then we’ll test it out while we charge one up for you. Maybe a spare for the road.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Each night, she wrapped them in whatever spare, dry clothing she could find. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She tells them that God has spared them for a reason. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z While her lemon-yellow skirt was spared, the doll attached to it was not as lucky. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “But, my dear, your father cannot spare the horses, I am sure. They are wanted in the farm, Mr. Bennet, are not they?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z And I’ll spare you all the boring details, because the conversation pretty much went that way for the next hour. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z If she ran, she could make it to the park with five minutes to spare. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z You told me yourself, the words he said were, “Kill the spare.” Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Luke was spared having to answer her, because she suddenly sprang to her feet, exclaiming, “Oh, no! The alarm!” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z The zippers on Lenina’s spare pair of viscose velveteen shorts were at first a puzzle, then solved, a delight. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Gallatin, she observed, “that specious, subtle, spare Cassius, that imported foreigner,” was guilty of treasonable behavior by delivering speeches or introducing amendments “that obstruct their cause and prevent their reaching their goals.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “No, that’s the trouble. There’s nobody in this town who knows anything; no spare teachers, no anything. School is supposed to begin in an hour.” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z I relaxed, spent my spare moments trying to think of a way to get home. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z The bread she gives them always means less for us and if we complain she says there are always people worse off and we can surely spare a little from what we have. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z If my life is meaningless, it makes no sense for the sluggers to spare it. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z She had already tried to feed him earlier with a teaspoon into what remained of his mouth, trying to spare him the humiliation of dribbling. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Shall I spare my own life then?” he said. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She tied a string to the back of the chair, knotting it five times, and held the ball in her spare hand. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Each time one of them let me out of his car, I hoped the next would spare me his paintings. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Julie fell on Sixty- eighth Street, and Alex had to pull her up, which took more energy than he cared to spare at that point. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z He liked to shoot pool in his spare time, he played cards and dressed like a man from a much flashier part of the country. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z “Please, God, spare her. If Thou wilt just let her live, I promise I’ll be a better boy. Please, God. Please....” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z As she took in the lines and planes of his uncommonly spare unclothed back, her gaze gradually de-abstracted. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z So why couldn’t she just do her job and spare him her moods? Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I lunged for the nightstand to check for spare change, but the Iris-message had already blinked out, and the room went dark again. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z After three and a half months we can spare an hour. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The spare tire and jack were buried in the trunk under all our luggage, so everything had to be taken out before my father could even begin work on the tire. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z All they needed was to see Matt’s long spare shape coming down the street and by the time he got to the porch they were ready for him. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Come out of the castle now, kneel before me, and you shall be spared. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I thought about going to lie down on the futon in the spare room, but he hates to wake and find me gone, it always leads to a row' about something. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It was rather that they knew God had’a brother and that brother hadn’t spared God’s son, so why should he spare them? Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Mum was looking through the laundry bag for a spare. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z “Chineke! I have wished others well. I have helped those who have nothing with the little that my hands can spare.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z There was not much he could do about the peelers in our floats, except hope the storm would leave him a few of the floats and spare his crab shanty for one more season. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “But there weren’t any to spare. Oh dear, they don’t look happy, do they?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Though as a rule I usually didn’t have much money to spare. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It meant respite; we could look for another shack in parts of Alexandra that had been spared. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He spared a moment to check on his mother. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z They spared those who proved they could be reformed. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z "They needed a lot of velocity to close the gap in time. They used all the fuel they could spare to get going fast enough. But now they don't have enough fuel to slow down." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z They might spare Catelyn herself; she was still young enough to bear sons. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Even with all Grandpa had said in the kitchen, I half expected him to thank God for sparing me, but he didn’t. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z They slept in our spare room, all three of them, even though we offered the youngest the pullout couch in the front room. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z They call it a “modified noise abatement takeoff,” and it was specifically implemented to spare Newport Beach millionaires from having to deal with airport noise. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Stanton remained devoted to the cause of women’s rights, but at least for the time being, Anthony knew she had to wait until Stanton could spare more time for the movement. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Mr. Ebgard was assisting someone else when I arrived, so I settled myself on the one spare chair. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Kaz sped through the upper cells, sparing brief seconds for a glance through each grate. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Grace Lutheran is different from any place of worship I’ve ever seen: a simple white building with a steeple, Gothic arched windows, oak pews, and a spare altar. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “It’ll warm his little heart for once,” he thought, “and if the leaders do get attacked, I suppose we can spare him easier than some.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked like his sister Alexandra, but their physical resemblance ended at the neck: Dr. Finch was spare, almost spidery; his sister was of firmer proportions. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Then they put the bird into a spare hut which they had and closed the door. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z There was great wonder, and many dark and doubtful glances, among his men, when Éomer gave orders that the spare horses were to be lent to the strangers; but only Éothain dared to speak openly. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She hugs Geak tight to her chest, as if trying to push her baby back into her belly to spare her from the pain. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z More Irish girls came on as spare hands, some of the machines simply stood idle. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “I didn’t tell you earlier to spare you the worrying. “ A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “I do not know why he spared us,” Jack said. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z “What—like you’re so busy on the trail you can’t spare the three seconds it takes to open a zipper and look inside?” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z She put a spare hand over her heart and closed her eyes for emphasis. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She discovered that she did not have a spare battery on her belt. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The absence of wind today means we’re spared the smell of manure from the Roth’s farm across the valley. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z She just didn't have the money to spare. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “She’s stolen his tongue as well as his heart. All his words are for her. He can spare none for us.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Maybe in my spare time. I’m also going to rule the world.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z ‘A child of Mars, are you? A praetor of Rome? No true Roman would spare the Greeks. I cannot abide to be split and confused - I cannot think straight! Kill them! Win!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Joff was supposed to spare his life and send him to the Wall. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We dispatched staff to Angola, which was several hours away, to meet the men when they were released, sparing them the midnight bus trip. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “It’s Christmas Eve. Jesse’s parents dragged him to Providence every year for Christmas. They won’t be home. I know where they keep a spare key, and I know the alarm code.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “Well, that bungee jacket was a spare, you know, and we did put it back on the recharge pile.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z It was beyond his control, and though this was due to the natural parameters of his gift and no personal failing, it didn't spare him Minya’s judgment. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I went on downstairs just as Rashid let himself in through the front door with the spare key. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The way it turned out, though, we got lucky and were spared that particular ordeal. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you ask James? I’m sure he can spare one of his dozen computers for your games.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I could see in his face that he didn’t believe it, so I said, “You don’t have to spare me. I never knew him. I’d just like to know what he was like.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Some had been burned, as if the inhabitants had wanted to make certain they could not come creeping back, but this one had been spared the torch. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Fine; thus they are spared much waste and madness; but what is left, in somer? The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z There was a spare sweater, a pair of jeans, a pair of socks, underwear, pyjamas, another sweatshirt and a tiny towel. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z He begs me timidly if I might have some change to spare. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z She runs into the church to see if Stephen Carey, the sacristan, would spare her a rag and he gives her some kind of canvas cloth that makes my nose sore. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z To take my mind off the anxiety, I was cleaning out the spare room where Cap had lived for two months. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Could they spare a calmante for a sick child out of their stock of kindness? In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z After my second abduction, I began hiding a duffel bag with spare clothes behind the AC unit under my bedroom window. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z No, it was for Jonathan, that he might be spared. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z But in small towns like these, people didn’t have horses to spare, especially not with harvest fast approaching. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z My relationship with Eric was warm, but he always seemed a little uneasy on the phone and his e-mail messages were occasional and spare. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z So, when she did make her small request, after having spared him so many tears and welcomes, what could he do but seek her pleasure? The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Tam Lin had energy to spare, and he didn’t nearly use it up guarding Celia’s apartment. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew without watching that Mother would take his plate from the table and hide it in a cupboard, would slide his chair back into the corner so it looked like an unneeded spare. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z He and his group of friends, Colin and Jason and Marc, prefer to listen to records together, to Dylan and Clapton and The Who, and read Nietzsche in their spare time. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He left Virginia, he said, to spare his children the ravages of prejudice and its bully partner, violence. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She had cried with the fear that she would be spared. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Luckily, I had been warned by my bunkmates that Mains was difficult to navigate, so despite getting lost, I still arrived with time to spare. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The spare key was still tucked under its foot. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He likes to hear me plead with him to spare me from the pain. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But my father was rich and everyone knew him, so I was spared the metal rod treatment. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It’s unclear if Peeta means he’d finish himself off now, to spare us having to murder him, or only if the Capitol took him prisoner again. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z It was a spare from the basement, and they hadn’t even had to trick the rack to get it free. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Ralph let out his spare breath with a little gasp that was echoed by his audience. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “I ducked into the office on my way out and borrowed the spare key,” he said. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Opposite him a spare, neat Englishman had the expressionless disapproving face of the well-trained servant. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z But in my hour of need she happened to have a spare room going and it made sense. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Rondon continued talking to Marques and learned that he lived alone and could not spare any food. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z One of the cuts went from cheekbone to hairline and it had not spared her left eye on the way. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Moving more silently than the men were, he left his bedroom and tiptoed to the spare room at the top of the stairs. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he put on an extra spurt and, with a few inches to spare, slipped through a hole in the hedge and was seen no more. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Then, looking back at Rishi, he added, “I said I’d been locked out of my room and needed to borrow the spare.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z But she is terrified to raise a child in a country where she is related to no one, where she knows so little, where life seems so tentative and spare. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Frankie took the spare coverlet from the closet shelf and spread it on the floor. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z But the Doctorita’s words must shame him because he decides to use his spare time making extra cash. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Or so I think, till Minerva comes around asking if I couldn’t spare a couple of pages for America’s statement for her hearing tomorrow. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I pulled a saber out of the rack of weapons and found a spare mask and glove. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Why spare any feelings when the feelings belong to a freak?” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z This is the kind of touch they like: folk art, archaic, made by women, in their spare time, from things that have no further use. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z But no one here could afford to spare any coin. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z His Grace had need of every sword, so all he could spare were greybeards and cripples. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z |
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