Both Uses of
reprieve
in
The Hunger Games
- I drift off, reprieved, relieved, and with the number eleven still flashing behind my eyelids.†
p. 109.3
- Darkness has given me a brief reprieve, but by the time the sun rises, the Careers will have formulated a plan to kill me.
p. 186.5 *reprieve = delay offering temporary relief
Definition:
temporary relief from something difficult or unpleasant; can also refer to a delay in punishment -- especially the death penalty