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Discover LudwigThe phrase "as a spare" is correct and can be used in written English
It functions as an adverbial phrase, meaning "in addition to what is needed or usual." Example: I always carry an extra pair of socks as a spare in case my feet get wet.
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Zombie expressions, Buddy, as thin as a spare dime.
He bought a second bike as a spare.
So far as they knew it might be required as a spare.
Physicists at Wake Forest University have developed a fabric that doubles as a spare outlet.
But you never know when Beezer might be needed as a spare part for the machine.
The most important function of a vice president is to serve as a spare president.
Back home, my old office has been restored as a spare bedroom.
A previous pillow, which I kept as a spare, still had its label.
Defective components are repaired or replaced, sometimes requiring machining operations to make a part not carried as a spare.
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