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The phrase "was spare" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English
It means that there was an excess or abundance of something, usually in comparison to what is necessary or expected. Examples: - Despite the budget cuts, the company's annual report showed that their revenue was spare. - The table was set with an array of dishes, but the host reminded everyone that there was still more food to come - the appetizers were spare. - The team's star player was nursing an injury, so his minutes on the court were spare during the game. - The artist's minimalist style was spare, yet it still conveyed powerful emotions. - The rural town was spare in terms of amenities, but the warm hospitality of its residents made up for it.
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was spare
adjective
Scanty; not abundant or plentiful.
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The supply was spare and very orderly.
Its surface was spare and spotless.
The infiltration of special forces was spare – and deniable.
T.N.R.'s Web site was spare and understaffed.
Life for the prisoners was spare at best.
My specialty was spare line drawing, crow-quill, India ink.
Mr. Lawrence's painting technique was spare, and his ideas complex.
The couture show organized by Ms. Takhar was spare yet elegant.
It seemed that all he had done was spare his team a complete humiliation.
"Up in Flames," played at the end of the catwalk, was spare and touching.
In his statement about the Yemen strike, Mr. Obama was spare in his remarks.
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