spare a thought for

phrase

: to think about

You should spare a thought for those who are less fortunate than you.

Examples of spare a thought for in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As Britain faces its seventh prime minister in a decade, spare a thought for the country’s young. — Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 29 June 2026

Then spare a thought for the heroic judges at this year’s World Cheese Awards, who assembled on Thursday to anoint an aged Swiss Gruyère as the best cheese in the world for 2025. — Barry Neild, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025

See the best and worst moments of the night — and spare a thought for the actresses whose ribcages were crushed in the name of fashion — in our roundup of the highs, lows and yikes of the Emmys. — Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025

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

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

Rhymes for spare a thought for

• abhor
• abor
• adore
• afore
• ardour
• ashore
• backdoor
• before
• bookstore
• candour
• centaur
• claymore