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Discover LudwigThe phrase "I could spare" is grammatically correct and appropriate to use in written English.
It can be used in a variety of contexts, but it generally means that one has the ability or willingness to give or contribute something without it negatively affecting them. Example: "I could spare some time after work to help you move into your new apartment."
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I could spare an arm.
Finally, he asked if I could spare a dollar.
There on the floor in the dark it had come to him: I could spare them.
Didn't I know I could spare myself the work and buy pre-made mix at the grocery store?
A long weekend was about all I could spare, and it happens that I was in Paris.
I gave the book every bit of myself that I could spare, and was rapidly wrung dry.
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Ostensibly it could spare, say, a penny a pint.
This may strip the heart from your piece, but it could spare you a little grief.
I wish he could spare some rage for Dick Cheney, but off he went, and maybe he felt mortified for being an idiot and maybe his tantrum purged him of anger, so that when he pulled up in his driveway on this quiet street and his children ran out to greet him, he felt an even more extravagant love for them.
I sent a tentative letter asking if he could spare an hour or two to see me.
I felt like a gypsy pauper who had just asked them if they could spare some change.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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