respite

After the declines in Intel and other AI-tied shares—which sent the Nasdaq Composite Index to its worst month in more than a year—fund investors have had no respite so far in November.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

But that respite is short lived, as it is due to expire on Sunday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

This can last for years, even decades, and despite hopeful moments of decency and respite from perceived indifference, bad actors will show you who they are time and again, if you let them.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

For the next two weeks, the French authorities hope for a bit of a respite.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Though I dislike the songs, it is music nevertheless, and it is something of a respite from the life I have been living.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

They were blessed respites from the morning breakfast rush and carpool.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025

These six podcasts offer respites for your brain, delivering tales that are diverting enough to keep you focused, but uneventful enough that you can doze off.

From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2024

It was a break from the everyday grind, and such respites feel few and far between these days.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2024

Even for malaria the respites may be transient.

From Science Magazine ● Sep. 25, 2023

During his incarceration in Japan, the only respites Bobby had from boredom and emotional turmoil were the visits from his lawyers and Miyoko, and his use of the telephone.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Powell respited the prisoner that the pleasure of the Lieutenant Governor might be known.

From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 by Various

Great compassion was evinced for her in the court, but she was still found guilty, though being near her pregnancy, her execution was respited.

From The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers by Walter Thornbury

On the intercession of 'some divines of the church of Winchester' execution was respited till 2nd of September; and her sentence was afterwards commuted to beheading.

From State Trials, Political and Social Volume 1 (of 2) by Sir Harry Lushington Stephen

So, again I was respited; but I knew it to be only a respite, for the bushes were few, and I could find no sign of others or of t'samma.

From A Rip Van Winkle Of The Kalahari Seven Tales of South-West Africa by Frederick Cornell

Here the King restored Anselme to his former possessions; but his returne into England was respited, vntill the Pope had confirmed certaine things which Anselme did assure.

From The Lives of the III Normans, Kings of England: William the First, William the Second, Henrie the First by John Hayward

Then they made a last attempt in his favour, and voted for respiting the execution.

From Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2 by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay

By this simple sentence a flood of light is thrown on the fact of respiting him alone amongst the four men admittedly concerned in the rescue.

From The Dock and the Scaffold by Unknown

The respiting of the burning of the hand till the king's pardon could be obtained was not to put him in a worse condition than he would have been in had he been actually burnt.

From State Trials Vol. 2 (of 2) Political and Social by Various

"There is one strange fact about this," said the governor of the prison to Harkaway, "and that is, that one of the prisoners has taken the liberty of respiting himself."

From Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape from the Brigand's of Greece by Bracebridge Hemyng

Then they made a last attempt in his favor, and voted for respiting the execution.

From Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay