relieved
Example Sentences
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“We’re grateful to law enforcement for their response and relieved that no one was seriously injured.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
President Abraham Lincoln cycled through five commanding generals during the Civil War, and dozens of generals were retired or relieved of command during World War II.
From Salon • May 1, 2026
Aya al-Umari, who lost her older brother Hussein in the attack, said she was "pleased and relieved" with the court's decision, "and to see justice is being served again".
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
“We were both relieved we finished the story, but that’s within this really difficult, complicated, disturbing context,” Sheen said in an interview last year.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
Kellerman spends the last five minutes of the class talking with us about our upcoming art project, and I’m relieved to just zone out and listen.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
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