Neither small town, nor large city will be spared the horror of nuclear destruction.

The town was spared major fighting for several years, but almost 20 years of suffering were still to come.

He brought the message that the town would be spared provided it would hand over their heretics.

There is no hope that the town will be spared.

The town was spared the torch, but all its young men were forced into the army upon having their heads shaved.

The town was not spared the atrocities of the Bosnian war.

In 1720 the town was spared by the plague.

Since 1990, the inner town has been spared heavy traffic by the B 50 bypass.

The town was mostly spared any great damage in further wars, particularly the two world wars.

The town was initially spared fighting, but it suffered from the catastrophic economic effects of the war.