reprieve
Example Sentences
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But prices for food, housing and clothing rose more slowly, a welcome reprieve for inflation-weary households.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
American wallets have been getting something of a reprieve this month.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
I needed a reprieve from something I had gone through.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
However, after four successful kicks, there would be no reprieve for Gabriel who fired his penalty over the crossbar and into the delirious PSG fans.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
The Goober nodded, accepting the assignment like a sentence of doom, the way all the others did, knowing there was no way out, no reprieve, no appeal.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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