Examples of spare time in a Sentence
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Simpson was given custody of his kids in 1996 after a custody battle with Nicole’s family, and spent the following years parenting and playing golf in his spare time.
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Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
Chua built these chatbots in her spare time with easy-to-use tools.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
The direct-sales pitch is that this woman can run a cottage industry from home in her spare time, on her own terms, without having to pay for a babysitter or a business degree, and surrounded by a like-minded community of effusive salespeople and instant friends.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2024
California Assemblyman Anthony Rendon likes to spend his spare time away from the Capitol in Sacramento with his 4-year-old daughter back home near Los Angeles.
—Sophie Austin, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2024
Many college students participate in sports, listen to music, or play video games in their spare time, but IEEE Student Member Gerard Piccini prefers amateur radio, also known as ham radio.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Feb. 2024
Medeiros and owner Jim Snook coached their kids’ soccer teams together, and ride motorcycles together in their spare time.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 8 Feb. 2024
In order to make ends meet, more and more students are spending their spare time juggling school and part-time work, according to the National Union for Students (NUS).
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 15 Feb. 2024
Her mother, Oneida Oliver-Sanders, said the reservist would practice jiu-jitsu and run to keep in shape during her spare time.
—USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
Chua built these chatbots in her spare time with easy-to-use tools.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
The direct-sales pitch is that this woman can run a cottage industry from home in her spare time, on her own terms, without having to pay for a babysitter or a business degree, and surrounded by a like-minded community of effusive salespeople and instant friends.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2024
California Assemblyman Anthony Rendon likes to spend his spare time away from the Capitol in Sacramento with his 4-year-old daughter back home near Los Angeles.
—Sophie Austin, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2024
Many college students participate in sports, listen to music, or play video games in their spare time, but IEEE Student Member Gerard Piccini prefers amateur radio, also known as ham radio.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Feb. 2024
Medeiros and owner Jim Snook coached their kids’ soccer teams together, and ride motorcycles together in their spare time.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 8 Feb. 2024
In order to make ends meet, more and more students are spending their spare time juggling school and part-time work, according to the National Union for Students (NUS).
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 15 Feb. 2024
Her mother, Oneida Oliver-Sanders, said the reservist would practice jiu-jitsu and run to keep in shape during her spare time.
—USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
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“Spare time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spare%20time. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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