respite
Example Sentences
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Respite and relief came from prayer, ritual and the traditional Sabbath meals and menus that Ms. Ziegelman conjures with care.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
"Respite for London's working horses is where we started and over time we started retiring military horses."
From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025
Communications between CBP and Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, as well as communications with the Humanitarian Respite Center are also requested.
From Fox News • Feb. 9, 2022
At the end of February, Light landed Jackson a bed at Harborview’s Medical Respite program, a stopgap shelter next to the hospital doctors use so they don’t have to discharge patients directly to the street.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 9, 2022
Wretch," I cried, "thy God hath lent thee—by these angels he hath sent thee— Respite, respite and nepenthe from thy memories of Lenore!
From The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 by Ontario. Ministry of Education
Vocabulary lists containing respite
"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe
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