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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So spare a thought for Prince Archie, aged five, and Princess Lilibet, three. Claire Cohen, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2025 Although there are exceptions who also criticize Hamas and spare a thought for the hostages. David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025 But spare a thought for those of us plying this honest trade in 2025. Brian Cattell, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025 In our increasingly cashless society, spare a thought for children too young to have a bank account. 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

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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 6 May. 2025.

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