All 3 Uses
reprieve
in
Where She Went
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- In the sound of my footsteps slapping against the pavement, I can almost hear the word, reprieve, reprieve, echo through the city streets.†
p. 114.1 *
- In the sound of my footsteps slapping against the pavement, I can almost hear the word, reprieve, reprieve, echo through the city streets.†
p. 114.1
- You got your reprieve, now shut up!†
p. 116.3
Definitions:
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(1)
(reprieve) temporary relief from something difficult or unpleasant; can also refer to a delay in punishment -- especially the death penalty
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)