respite

Example Sentences

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This week’s sharp rebound in U.S. stocks is offering some welcome respite from the relentless selling that has rocked global markets over the past month.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

It is but a momentary respite for the hard-pressed island.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

And even when I’ve been lucky enough to experience a respite from my illness, I’ve typically had to be on maintenance therapy to keep it in check.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

As the fighting on the ground showed little sign of respite, Trump appeared to be ramping up efforts to bring the conflict to an end.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

There was the same pureness in the air, the same clarity, the same respite from dust and destruction that Aureliano Segundo had known in childhood and that only Colonel Aureliano Buendía could not perceive.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez