Sentence examples for alive spared from inspiring English sources

And among the few foreigners who have been kidnapped by Islamic groups in Iraq and emerged alive, spared the beheading and pistol shots to the head that have been the signature of the most brutal hostage-takers, none but Mr. Garen, surely, has found time in captivity to discuss the ideas of the philosopher Hegel.

Desperate village leaders made a vow: if those still alive were spared, the townspeople would perform a Passion play in perpetuity.

On one occasion, a tribe buried its children alive to spare them the shame of subjugation.

Starving prisoners were dumped into rivers alongside corpses; women were molested and raped; victims were shot, beheaded with swords, and dismembered while still alive; thousands more, spared death, were forced into concentration camps and prisons.

Hence I verily believe that if he had captured Cassius himself alive, he would certainly have spared his life.

He had been wounded and lay unnoticed among the slain, being as good as dead by reason of his wounds; afterward he was found alive and his life was spared.

Lucky to be alive and grateful my family was spared, I decided I was going to use my second chance to give back.

Enticed into surrendering by the promise that their followers would be spared, the Cathars were burned alive on a pyre.

And various species of monkeys, found alive in cages inside the Thompson house, were also spared.

Various species of primates, found alive in cages inside the Thompson house, were also spared and will probably be returned to Ms. Thompson.

Others argued that by dropping out, he spared himself permanent damage and may have kept alive his prospects for the No. 2 spot on a national ticket.