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Her husband has worked as a DoorDash delivery driver in his spare time since the shutdown in October and November.—ABC News, 25 Mar. 2026 Between those obligations, the 47-year-old admittedly didn’t have much spare time for dating.—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2026 Vise works on cold cases in his spare time.—Audrey Abrahams, NBC news, 8 Mar. 2026 His enthusiasm for poetry is shared by Junhee’s mother, Sunhee, who also writes, in her spare time, and has also published a bit.—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for spare time