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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

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