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a temporary relief from harm or discomfort- Not even in sleep is there respite: imagery from the climb and its aftermath continues to permeate my dreams.Jon Krakauer -- Into Thin Air
- Jealousy had got hold of him: she stung him; but the sting was salutary: it gave him respite from the gnawing fang of melancholy.Charlotte Bronte -- Jane Eyre
- The respite from the battle felt too good to be true.James Dashner -- The Death Cure
- A wave of horrifying images with a brief respite I confuse with waking—only to find another wave knocking me back.Suzanne Collins -- Mockingjay
- At first it had been exciting, a welcome respite from the endless casting and pulling and mending.Dan Simmons -- Hyperion
- Having stood still awhile he at last retraced his steps, and Henchard felt like a condemned man who has a few hours' respite.Thomas Hardy -- The Mayor of Casterbridge
- She has given you a long respite.Henry James -- The American
- The reformers, Gold writes: strove for ways to reduce time spent studying, because long periods of respite could save the mind from injury.Malcolm Gladwell -- Outliers
- It was enough to give the demigods a little respite, but there were too many enemies pressing forward.Rick Riordan -- The House of Hades
- The night brought coolness and respite.Alan Paton -- Cry, the Beloved Country
- CHORUS But hath he still no respite from his pain?Sophocles -- Oedipus the King
- And he was in the midst of it, wanting again to let his body taste of that short respite of rest he had felt after talking with Max.Richard Wright -- Native Son
- After a brief respite the day before, the first of the two tropical storms that were expected had entered the area.Nicholas Sparks -- The Lucky One
- He knew the respite would be short.Christopher Paolini -- Inheritance
- Whatever it was she was doing, it seemed to be giving him just a small respite from that.Jojo Moyes -- Me Before You
- The brief respite ii brings us?Suzanne Collins -- The Hunger Games
- But one might obtain a respite, all the same.Victor Hugo -- The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Their combined efforts had bought them only a brief respite.Stieg Larsson -- The Girl Who Played with Fire
- The only respites were when Mark, the utility boy, came in.Betty Smith -- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
- A small, spare man with an aquiline nose and sparse hair, he was lit by an inner fire that gave no respite.Isabel Allende -- The House of Spirits