respite

Example Sentences

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It found that respite care was "non existent" in parts of Wales.

From BBC

Lithuania announced it would slash the price of domestic train tickets by half to provide travellers some respite from soaring fuel prices triggered by the war in the Middle East.

From Barron's

It is but a momentary respite for the hard-pressed island.

From The Wall Street Journal

NBC merely needed to wait until our yearning for respite and distraction became so acute as to make us thirsty for harmony.

From Salon

Before the decision was reversed, Rhonda Carey, a mum of four children with special educational needs, said parents should have been consulted ahead of Thursday's announcement and said families were being "stripped" of respite.

From BBC