spared someone the details

A form of spare someone the details — to not give details about something mentioned, usually to avoid embarrassment or irrelevance

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of spare someone the details
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APA

spared someone the details. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spared%20someone%20the%20details

MLA

“spared someone the details.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spared%20someone%20the%20details. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spared someone the details,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spared%20someone%20the%20details.

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