relax

Example Sentences

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But the purpose of these trips is to explore a destination rather than relax, Cox says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Between daily longhorn cattle drives, rodeos, live music, and plenty of low-key ways to relax, there’s always something going on.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

The cells produced much less nitric oxide, which helps blood vessels relax and widen, and more endothelin-1, which causes vessels to tighten.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

As a result, Italy - and other European nations - had to relax their quota regulations, which led to an influx of overseas players heading to Serie A towards the end of the century.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Now that he was “all grown,” as Gran put it, he said he needed his weekends to relax.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas