Sentence examples for to spare from inspiring English sources

Suggestions(5)

to substitute

to surrogate

to resupply

to skimp

to beheading

The phrase 'to spare' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to mean having some extra of something, or time, that is not used or needed. For example, "She only had $5 to spare at the end of the month."

Dictionary

to spare

adjective

Scanty; not abundant or plentiful.

A spare diet

synonyms

Exact(60)

Three months to spare?

The Economist

Got £3m to spare?

Independent

Got $10 billion to spare?

The New York Times

To spare feelings!

The New Yorker

Three seconds to spare.

The New York Times - Magazine

Labour has social liberalism to spare.

The Economist

Mission accomplished, with two months to spare!

The New York Times

Got money and space to spare?

The New Yorker

He did, with two days to spare.

The Economist

Serious coffee, with style to spare.

The New York Times

America has plenty of wheat to spare.

The Economist

More suggestions(15)

to severing

to parts

to piece

to back up

to economise

to reconsideration

to excess

to hardware

to replenishing

to sparing

to interruption

to reinstatement

to expend

to borrow

to replenishment

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