have (something) to spare
idiom
—used to indicate whether someone has more than enough of (something)
He seems to have energy to spare.
I have no money to spare for such things right now.
We have very little time to spare.
Examples of have (something) to spare in a Sentence
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Fighting back would take time and money, two things that nonprofits may not have to spare.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
The amount of time physicians have to spare on cases that are not their own, and reimbursement policies for their work, are both issues to be resolved.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 26 July 2023
Avoid getting too hot or too cold, since sweating or shivering uses calories that your body might not have to spare.
—Laken Brooks, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2022
Just getting to the courts to follow up on the case costs around $10 – an amount the family simply doesn’t have to spare.
—Mukelwa Hlatshwayo, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 July 2022
DeSiato has said the higher threshold comes down to, in part, how much time officers have to spare for tows.
—Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2022
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
The amount of time physicians have to spare on cases that are not their own, and reimbursement policies for their work, are both issues to be resolved.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 26 July 2023
Avoid getting too hot or too cold, since sweating or shivering uses calories that your body might not have to spare.
—Laken Brooks, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2022
Just getting to the courts to follow up on the case costs around $10 – an amount the family simply doesn’t have to spare.
—Mukelwa Hlatshwayo, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 July 2022
DeSiato has said the higher threshold comes down to, in part, how much time officers have to spare for tows.
—Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2022
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“Have (something) to spare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20%28something%29%20to%20spare. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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