relieved
Example Sentences
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What surprised me most, or maybe just relieved me, was how thin Bianco’s arguments were to support his actions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
So I was very relieved that to be the case that there’s no kind of, “Wait, where are we? What’s, who’s this?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Kurtis Crossthorn from Sheffield, who is registered blind, said the change would be "very welcome" and would make many disabled people feel "relieved" and "heard".
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Brushing his hand over crackling vine leaves, French winemaker Gregory Guibergia was relieved a wildfire only scorched the edge of his vineyard but he feared its smoke would ruin this year's vintage.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
When we were outside, Frederick and Bruno hovered next to me as I relieved myself by a tree.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
Vocabulary lists containing relieved
Because of Winn-Dixie
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Novel Study: The Outsiders, Chapters 6–12
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