respite
Example Sentences
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Military pressure began to rise again late in the year after a six-month respite.
White posits as one possible source of respite that most countries have similar issues, so if, for instance, investors are concerned about an unsustainable deficit in France, there aren’t so many great alternatives.
From MarketWatch
By then, writing stories about Laker conflicts was a refreshing respite from dealing with fire hassles.
From Los Angeles Times
Even if their respite ends up shorter than they might have liked.
From BBC
“We’re a bit of a respite from what’s going on in the world right now,” he said, “and these experiences sort of hit on that at the right time and the right place.”
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
