relieved

Example Sentences

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Snack vendor Mhekyle Salazar, 22, said she was relieved that pilgrims were showing up despite higher transportation costs.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

After hugging your relieved family, you’d check your brokerage statement and exhale, figuring that at least nothing had happened to the stock or bond markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Already, a high-ranking sheriff’s official with nearly 40 years in the department has been relieved of duty in connection with the internal investigation, according to a department spokesperson.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Auf der Maur is simultaneously furious, protective, scared, and relieved when it’s over and the band admits defeat and everyone flies home.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

But we are relieved not to have to walk anywhere, to just sit and wait.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar