Spared

Only the Phillies, at 1.26, would be spared from a spot on the list of dubious champs. ❋ Tom Van Riper (2010)

He says, “Eighty thousand pounds of gold and silver, therefore, can, in this manner, be spared from the circulation of the country; and if different operations of the same kind should, at the same time, be carried on by many different banks and bankers,, the whole circulation may thus be conducted with a fifth part only of the gold and silver which would otherwise have been requisite.” ❋ Skzbrust (2009)

Again, just think of the agony we all would have been spared from the two decades of Thomas embarrassment and disgrace if we could have heard from you then. ❋ Earl Ofari Hutchinson (2010)

You all know my fevered ramblings by now ... but one person who has been mercifully spared is my old X-Files chum, Stardoe. ❋ Rabid1st (2009)

"There are many lines that could be spared from the book you were reading," she said, her voice primly firm and dogmatic. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The global meltdown is taking its toll on everyone and everything and none of us are spared from the growing gloom. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, husbands and wives, partners and friends, light candles and pray at churches, temples and mosques hoping they will be spared from the ultimate pain cancer brings. ❋ Laura Ziskin (2010)

Stick to graphic novels and the like; you'll be spared from the arduous task of picking up the dictionary on occasion. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I can't see videos from work, so I will be spared from the suffering of Oysters latest entry until later. ❋ Unknown (2008)

You can be sure that the number of trees spared is modest. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Elegant menswear is back, and the ultra-luxe label spared no expense to provide an elegant setting for ties, suits, shirts, and shoes. ❋ Faith Hope Consolo (2010)

Chaplains are not spared from the enemy's brutality because it's against the rules. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Being stalled in a crime haven like Nuevo Laredo to endure a process and environment our counterparts in Mexico are spared is no joke, especially if you end up having to spend the night in a dangerous hotel because the process delayed you and you can't find your way around in the dark. ❋ Unknown (2006)

From iF Magazine through Comic Book Movie comes the news that Sabretooth has been spared from the last X-Men movie for the Wolverine prequel, but it raises a few issues. ❋ Unknown (2006)