respite
Example Sentences
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More recently, mortgage rates, after a respite in January and February, rose significantly in the wake of the war in Iran.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
Located between the Sahara tent and the Do Lab, the Bunker is a gigantic subterranean cavern with room for 300 or so people — a dark and cool respite from the blazing Indio sun.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
The purpose-built centre provides long-term residential and respite care, as well as palliative care for the most complex cases.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Stocks saw some respite in the early days of April, ending last week with gains.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
But Livingston had just had his brainstorm about removing the grids from the dees, and taking a respite at such a moment fit neither his personality nor Lawrence’s calendar.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Vocabulary lists containing respite
"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe
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"The Raven"
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