spare a thought for
idiom
: to think about
You should spare a thought for those who are less fortunate than you.
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In our increasingly cashless society, spare a thought for children too young to have a bank account.
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David Phelan, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Along with the generals and the paratroopers, the pilots and the infantrymen, spare a thought for the young Irish woman who may have played the most important role of all in making the D-Day landings a success.
—Danica Kirka, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2024
But spare a thought for Father Sexton, a mouse of the cloth.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 June 2024
Could the Biden Administration spare a thought for leadership at the Federal Aviation Administration?
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 22 Aug. 2023
First: spare a thought for who is likely not the author.
—Paul Collins, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2020
If four Champions League titles in seven years cannot be defined as succeeding, then spare a thought for every other player that arrives at the club.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 19 Sep. 2020
And spare a thought for the folks who actually pay attention to this—most especially the poor retail saps who may have lost at least $1 billion from their accounts at FTX.
—Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ, 15 Dec. 2022
This year, spare a thought for the Native people before tucking in to your turkey, and remember where the history of Thanksgiving really came from.
—Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 19 Sep. 2022
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David Phelan, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Along with the generals and the paratroopers, the pilots and the infantrymen, spare a thought for the young Irish woman who may have played the most important role of all in making the D-Day landings a success.
—Danica Kirka, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2024
But spare a thought for Father Sexton, a mouse of the cloth.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 June 2024
Could the Biden Administration spare a thought for leadership at the Federal Aviation Administration?
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 22 Aug. 2023
First: spare a thought for who is likely not the author.
—Paul Collins, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2020
If four Champions League titles in seven years cannot be defined as succeeding, then spare a thought for every other player that arrives at the club.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 19 Sep. 2020
And spare a thought for the folks who actually pay attention to this—most especially the poor retail saps who may have lost at least $1 billion from their accounts at FTX.
—Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ, 15 Dec. 2022
This year, spare a thought for the Native people before tucking in to your turkey, and remember where the history of Thanksgiving really came from.
—Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 19 Sep. 2022
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“Spare a thought for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spare%20a%20thought%20for. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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